Vulnerability · Published Jan 24, 2024 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-51890
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity infinite loop in the mathtex package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 59% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 41.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An infinite loop issue discovered in Mathtex 1.05 and before allows a remote attackers to consume CPU resources via crafted string in the application URL.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | mathtex | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-51890 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | mathtex | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51890 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | mathtex | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51890 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-835 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H