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High · 7.5 CVE-2023-51886 EUVD-2023-56566GHSA-5q2h-m2hm-4r3w

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

Published Jan 24, 2024 · Updated May 30, 2025 · Assigned by mitre

Description

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.

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 12 mathtex No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS mathtex No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS mathtex No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS mathtex No fix yet —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS mathtex No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS mathtex No fix yet —

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