Infinite loop in Mathtex - CVE-2023-51890

 

Infinite loop in Mathtex - CVE-2023-51890

Published: January 30, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU85906
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-51890
CWE-ID: CWE-835
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Fuzzing
Affected software:
Mathtex

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop in the \calendara. A remote attacker can consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.


How to mitigate CVE-2023-51890

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

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