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CVE-2009-1382
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in mimetex.cgi in mimeTeX, when downloaded before 20090713, allow remote attackers to execute…
High10.0EPSS 9.0%
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- redhat
Description
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in mimetex.cgi in mimeTeX, when downloaded before 20090713, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a TeX file with long (1) picture, (2) circle, or (3) input tags.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 9.0% · top 4.7% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (10)
- ADV-2009-1875 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 35752 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2010-0877 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 20090713 [oCERT-2009-010] mimeTeX and mathTeX buffer overflows and commandinjection (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- mimetex-mimetex-bo(51794) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 35816 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2009-009.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2009-010.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://groups.google.com/group/comp.text.tex/browse_thread/thread/5d56d3d744351578 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- FEDORA-2010-6546 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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