Forkosh mimetex 1.71 mimetex.cgi memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Forkosh mimetex 1.71. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file mimetex.cgi. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-1382. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in Forkosh mimetex 1.71. This affects an unknown code block of the file mimetex.cgi. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in mimetex.cgi in mimeTeX, when downloaded before 20090713, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a TeX file with long (1) picture, (2) circle, or (3) input tags.

The weakness was published 07/14/2009 by Chris Evans (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-1382. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/12/2021).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 42079 (Ubuntu 8.04 LTS / 8.10 / 9.04 : mimetex vulnerabilities (USN-844-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116681 (Fedora Update for mimeTeX (FEDORA-2009-10225, FEDORA-2009-10170)).

Upgrading to version 1.71 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (51794), Tenable (42079), SecurityFocus (BID 36631†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-23701†). Similar entries are available at VDB-49016 and VDB-49015. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 42079
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 8.04 LTS / 8.10 / 9.04 : mimetex vulnerabilities (USN-844-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 66101
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1917-1 (mimetex)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: mimetex 1.71

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04/23/2009 🔍
06/13/2009 +51 days 🔍
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07/14/2009 +31 days 🔍
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10/09/2009 +87 days 🔍
10/12/2009 +3 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +1982 days 🔍
08/12/2021 +2340 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Chris Evans
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2009-1382 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1382
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-49005

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X-Force: 51794
SecurityFocus: 36631 - mimeTeX Multiple Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 23701 - John Forkosh Associates mimeTeX Buffer Overflow Remote Arbitrary Code Execution or DoS Vulnerability, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 08/12/2021 11:52
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (63), 04/13/2017 12:27 (10), 08/12/2021 11:45 (2), 08/12/2021 11:52 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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