CVE-2023-51886

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

B

uffer Overflow vulnerability in the main() function in Mathtex 1.05 and before allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service when using \convertpath.

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-2023-51886

Mitre link : CVE-2023-51886

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-51886

JSON object : View

Products Affected

mathtex

CWE

CWE-120

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

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