CVE-2009-1382

Published: 14 July 2009

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in mimetex.cgi in mimeTeX, when downloaded before 20090713, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a TeX file with long (1) picture, (2) circle, or (3) input tags.

Status

References

• http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2009-009.html
• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-844-1
• https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1382
• NVD
• Launchpad
• Debian

Bugs

• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=537254
• https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mimetex/+bug/401166
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=511049