MathTex up to 1.05 LaTeX String buffer overflow

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in MathTex up to 1.05. This affects an unknown function of the component LaTeX String Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to buffer overflow. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-51885. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in MathTex up to 1.05. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component LaTeX String Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Mathtex v.1.05 and before allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the length of the LaTeX string component.

The weakness was shared 01/24/2024. The advisory is available at blog.yulun.ac.cn. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-51885 since 12/26/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/18/2024).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• MathTex

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• 1.05

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