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high 7.5

CVE-2004-2167 in the critical feed json

Multiple buffer overflows in LaTeX2rtf 1.9.15, and possibly other versions, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) the ex…

published 2004-12-31 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2004-2159

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
14.3%
EPSS 14.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Multiple buffer overflows in LaTeX2rtf 1.9.15, and possibly other versions, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) the expandmacro function, and possibly (2) Environments and (3) TranslateCommand.

Patch / fix

  • latex2rtf Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.9.16

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2004-2167

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-24622)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

14.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-24622 LaTeX2rtf 1.9.15 - Remote Buffer Overflow remote, 2004-09-21
  • securitytracker.com http://www.securitytracker.com/alerts/2004/Sep/1011367.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11233 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.