TI-2023-28451 Aliases CVE-2023-51890 GHSA-567x-h4g5-2gwq

An infinite loop issue discovered in Mathtex 1.05 and before allows a remote attackers to…

LOW 34CWE-835Published 2024-01-24 · Updated 2025-06-17

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · None · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-835.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00856 58th 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

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:ctan:mathtex::::::::	up to 1.05	Vulnerable	Ctan

cpe:2.3:a:ctan:mathtex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.05 Vulnerable ·Ctan

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-51890
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-567x-h4g5-2gwq

References

Exploit 1

https://blog.yulun.ac.cn/posts/2023/fuzzing-mathtex/

TI-2023-28450 Stack Overflow vulnerability in the validate() function in Mathtex v.1.05 and before… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2023-28446 Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Mathtex v.1.05 and before allows a remote attacker to… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2023-28449 Buffer Overflow vulnerability in the nomath() function in Mathtex v.1.05 and before… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2023-28447 Buffer Overflow vulnerability in the main() function in Mathtex 1.05 and before allows a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2023-28448 Command Injection vulnerability in Mathtex v.1.05 and before allows a remote attacker to… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8

Sources

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