CVE-2023-51885

Published: Jan 24, 2024Modified: Jun 17, 2026

9.8

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

Buffer 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.

Affected (1)

Products: Ctan: Mathtex

Ctan

1 product

Mathtex

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Ctan Mathtex	Up to 1.05

Related CWEs

CWE-120

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

The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow.

References (2)

https://blog.yulun.ac.cn/posts/2023/fuzzing-mathtex/

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitThird Party Advisory

https://blog.yulun.ac.cn/posts/2023/fuzzing-mathtex/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

ExploitThird Party Advisory

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