vulnerability

Debian: CVE-2023-51885: mathtex -- security update

Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jan 24, 2024
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Mar 30, 2026

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.

Solution

no-fix-debian-deb-package
Title
Rapid7 Labs

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