DEBIAN-CVE-2023-51886

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-51886
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-51886.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-51886
Upstream
Published
2024-01-24T17:15:08.313Z
Modified
2025-11-14T04:06:28.063067Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in the main() function in Mathtex 1.05 and before allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service when using \convertpath.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / mathtex

Package

Name
mathtex
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/mathtex?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.03-1
1.03-1.1
1.03-2
1.03-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-51886.json"

Debian:12 / mathtex

Package

Name
mathtex
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/mathtex?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.03-1.1
1.03-2
1.03-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-51886.json"