CVE catalog
CVE-2023-51890
mathtex: CVE-2023-51890
- Severity
- Low
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.86% · Oct 27, 2026
An infinite loop issue discovered in Mathtex 1.05 and before allows a remote attackers to consume CPU resources via crafted string in the application URL.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | mathtex | bookworm | 1.03-1.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | mathtex | 16.04 | 1.03-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | mathtex | 18.04 | 1.03-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | mathtex | 18.04 | 1.03-1build1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | mathtex | 20.04 | 1.03-1build1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | mathtex | 22.04 | 1.03-1build1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | mathtex | 24.04 | 1.03-2 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | mathtex | source | bookworm | (unfixed) | unimportant | Not reported | [1061520] |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [mathtex]Affected
Details (2)
1.03-1.1· amd64 · bookwormAffected
dsa · mathtex · debian · bookworm; dsa · mathtex · debian · 12
1.03-1.1· arm64 · bookwormAffected
dsa · mathtex · debian · bookworm; dsa · mathtex · debian · 12
Observed: