CVE-2023-51885

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

B

uffer Overflow vulnerability in Mathtex v.1.05 and before allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the length of the LaTeX string component.

References

Link	Resource
https://blog.yulun.ac.cn/posts/2023/fuzzing-mathtex/	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://blog.yulun.ac.cn/posts/2023/fuzzing-mathtex/	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:ctan:mathtex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 08:38

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://blog.yulun.ac.cn/posts/2023/fuzzing-mathtex/ - Exploit, Third Party Advisory~~	() https://blog.yulun.ac.cn/posts/2023/fuzzing-mathtex/ - Exploit, Third Party Advisory

Information

Published : 2024-01-24 17:15

Updated : 2025-05-30 15:15

NVD link : CVE-2023-51885

Mitre link : CVE-2023-51885

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-51885

JSON object : View

Products Affected

mathtex

CWE

CWE-120

Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

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