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CVE-2009-1383
The getdirective function in mathtex.cgi in mathTeX, when downloaded before 20090713, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary…
High7.5EPSS 2.2%
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- redhat
Description
The getdirective function in mathtex.cgi in mathTeX, when downloaded before 20090713, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the dpi tag.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.2% · top 18% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (6)
- ADV-2009-1875 (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
- 35816 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- mathtex-getdirective-command-execution(51795) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_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
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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