UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51885

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-51885
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2023/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51885.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51885
Upstream
Published
2024-01-24T17:15:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:56:38Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Mathtex v.1.05 and before allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the length of the LaTeX string component.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / mathtex

Package

Name
mathtex
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mathtex@1.03-1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.03-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "mathtex",
            "binary_version": "1.03-1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / mathtex

Package

Name
mathtex
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mathtex@1.03-1build1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.03-1
1.03-1build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "mathtex",
            "binary_version": "1.03-1build1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / mathtex

Package

Name
mathtex
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mathtex@1.03-1build1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.03-1build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "mathtex",
            "binary_version": "1.03-1build1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / mathtex

Package

Name
mathtex
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mathtex@1.03-1build1?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.03-1build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "mathtex",
            "binary_version": "1.03-1build1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / mathtex

Package

Name
mathtex
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mathtex@1.03-2?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.03-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "mathtex",
            "binary_version": "1.03-2"
        }
    ]
}