CVE catalog

CVE-2023-51886

mathtex affected and fixed versions

[CVE catalog]

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in the main() function in Mathtex 1.05 and before allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service when using \convertpath.

Severity
Medium
Published
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
0.83% · Oct 27, 2026

Projects and upstream resources

Reported versions and fixes

Each observation applies to its named package, distribution, and release. Distribution backports can fix a vulnerability while retaining an older upstream version number.

Version impact has not been established. The original provider fields are retained below.

Provider details and historical evidence
Original provider fields
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    }
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}

[Debian bug #1061520]

Publisher notes

[bookworm] mathtex: Minor issue

OpenFactory catalog packages

Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

  • [mathtex]Unknown
    Details (2)

    • 1.03-1.1 · amd64 · bookworm

      Affected

      dsa · mathtex · debian · bookworm; dsa · mathtex · debian · 12

    • 1.03-1.1 · arm64 · bookworm

      Affected

      dsa · mathtex · debian · bookworm; dsa · mathtex · debian · 12

Observed:

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]