CVE-2009-2460 json
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in mathtex.cgi in mathTeX, when downloaded before 20090713, have unspecified impact and remote attack…
published 2009-07-14 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-2455
- cvss
- 10.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.7%
- EPSS 2.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in mathtex.cgi in mathTeX, when downloaded before 20090713, have unspecified impact and remote attack vectors.
Patch / fix
- mathtex Debian 12 1.03-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2009-2460
Exploit prediction
2.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- groups.google.com http://groups.google.com/group/comp.text.tex/browse_thread/thread/5d56d3d744351578 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
References
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2009/1875
vdb-entry, patch, vendor-advisory
-
groups.google.com
/group/comp.text.tex/browse_thread/thread/5d56d3d744351578
exploit, patch
-
secunia.com
/advisories/35816
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/504919/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/51796
vdb-entry
- ocert.org /advisories/ocert-2009-010.html
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2009-2460
- NVD CVE-2009-2460
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.