PT-2018-2811 · Tex Live · Mendex
Published
2018-12-03
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Updated
2018-12-03
CVSS v2.0
3.6
Low
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
mendex from TeX Live (affected versions not specified)
Description
The issue is related to buffer overflow errors when processing command line arguments. An attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service by submitting a command with specially crafted parameters, allowing data to be written to a specific address.
Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Buffer Overflow
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Weakness Enumeration
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Affected Products
Mendex