Buffer overflow in Mathtex - CVE-2023-51886
Published: January 30, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU85911
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-2023-51886
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Fuzzing
Affected software:
Mathtex
Mathtex
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the main() function when using \convertpath. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-51886
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.