Vulnerability · Published Jan 24, 2024 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-51885
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity buffer overflow in the mathtex package (Debian). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.3% (higher than 70% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)1.3%top 29.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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 packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | mathtex | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-51885 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | mathtex | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51885 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | mathtex | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51885 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-120 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H