CVE-2009-2459 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in mimeTeX, when downloaded before 20090713, have unknown impact and attack vectors related to the (1) \environ, (2) \input, and (3) \counter TeX directives.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00466.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Forkosh	Mimetex

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:forkosh:mimetex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-April/039314.html
http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2009-009.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/35752
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1875
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0877

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-07-14T20:16:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T05:52:14.959Z

Reserved: 2009-07-14T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2009-2459

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2009-07-14T20:30:00.453

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2009-2459

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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