What is CVE-2023-51890?

CVE-2023-51890 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ctan Mathtex, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-01-24.

How severe is CVE-2023-51890?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Ctan Mathtex

CVE-2023-51890

An infinite loop issue discovered in Mathtex 1.05 and before allows a remote attackers to consume CPU resources via crafted string in the application URL.

EPSS: 0.009 (54.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Ctan Mathtex
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-835 — Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop)

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-51890?: CVE-2023-51890 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ctan Mathtex, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-01-24.
How severe is CVE-2023-51890?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.