CVE-2023-51890

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.
Infinite Loop
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
7.5 HIGH
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
mitreCNA
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CVEADP
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CISA-ADPADP
7.5 HIGH
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 62%
VendorProductVersion
ctanmathtex
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≤ 1.05
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= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
mathtex
bullseye
unimportant
bookworm
unimportant
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
mathtex
oracular
needs-triage
noble
needs-triage
mantic
ignored
jammy
needs-triage
focal
needs-triage
bionic
needs-triage
xenial
needs-triage
trusty
ignored
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://blog.yulun.ac.cn/posts/2023/fuzzing-mathtex/
https://blog.yulun.ac.cn/posts/2023/fuzzing-mathtex/