National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2009-1382
Original release date:07/14/2009
Last revised:08/12/2009
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in mimetex.cgi in mimeTeX, when downloaded before 20090713, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a TeX file with long (1) picture, (2) circle, or (3) input tags.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
10.0
Exploitability Subscore:
10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service
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External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2009-1875
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: MISC
Name: http://groups.google.com/group/comp.text.tex/browse_thread/thread/5d56d3d744351578
Type: Patch Information
External Source: XF
Name: mimetex-mimetex-bo(51794)
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20090713 [oCERT-2009-010] mimeTeX and mathTeX buffer overflows and commandinjection
External Source: MISC
Name: http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2009-010.html
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 35816
Type: Advisory
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 35752
Type: Advisory
External Source: MISC
Name: http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2009-009.html
