PT-2009-4876 · Mathtex · Mathtex

Chris Evans + 1 · Published 2009-07-14 · Updated 2018-10-10 · CVE-2009-2460

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions mathTeX versions prior to 20090713

Description The issue is related to multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the mathtex.cgi component of mathTeX. This has an unspecified impact and can be exploited through remote attack vectors.

Recommendations For versions prior to 20090713, update to a version released after 20090713 to resolve the issue.

Exploit

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2009-2460

Affected Products

Mathtex

References · 10

• 🔥 http://groups.google.com/group/comp.text.tex/browse_thread/thread/5d56d3d744351578 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2009-2460 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2460 · Security Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1875 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-2460 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-2460 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/35816 · Vendor Advisory
• http://ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2009-010.html · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51796 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/504919/100/0/threaded · Note