CVE-2023-51885

CRITICAL EPSS 66.3%
Published Jan 24, 20242y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
9.8 CVSS 3.1
Critical
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Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
9.8
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
66.3% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-120

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
ctanmathtex* ≤1.05

References 1

  • blog.yulun.ac.cn https://blog.yulun.ac.cn/posts/2023/fuzzing-mathtex/
    ExploitThird Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.