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TI-2009-02347 Aliases CVE-2009-2459GHSA-v64c-5fc8-qv5x

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in mimeTeX, when downloaded before 20090713, have…

Priority MEDIUM 47Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in mimeTeX, when downloaded before 20090713, have unknown impact and attack vectors related to the (1) \environ, (2) \input, and (3) \counter TeX directives.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02305 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:forkosh:mimetex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.71VulnerableForkosh
  • cpe:2.3:a:forkosh:mimetex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.71 Vulnerable ·Forkosh

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-2459
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v64c-5fc8-qv5x

References

  • TI-2009-01315 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in mimetex.cgi in mimeTeX, when downloaded before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0

Sources