UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40446

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-40446
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2024/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40446.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40446
Upstream
Published
2025-04-22T14:15:00Z
Modified
2026-01-20T17:54:49.776959Z
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
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

An issue in forkosh Mime Tex before v.1.77 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted script

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS

mimetex

Package

Name
mimetex
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mimetex@1.74-1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*

1.74-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "mimetex",
            "binary_version": "1.74-1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2024/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40446.json"

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS

mimetex

Package

Name
mimetex
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mimetex@1.76-1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*

1.74-1
1.76-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "mimetex",
            "binary_version": "1.76-1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2024/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40446.json"

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS

mimetex

Package

Name
mimetex
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mimetex@1.76-1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*

1.76-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "mimetex",
            "binary_version": "1.76-1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2024/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40446.json"

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS

mimetex

Package

Name
mimetex
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mimetex@1.76-2?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*

1.76-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "mimetex",
            "binary_version": "1.76-2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2024/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40446.json"

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS

mimetex

Package

Name
mimetex
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mimetex@1.76-2?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*

1.76-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "mimetex",
            "binary_version": "1.76-2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2024/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40446.json"

Ubuntu:25.10

mimetex

Package

Name
mimetex
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mimetex@1.76-4?arch=source&distro=questing

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*

1.76-4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "mimetex",
            "binary_version": "1.76-4"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2024/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40446.json"