CVE-2009-2459

Public Exploit

Description

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.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.47%

Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1875	vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35752	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0877	vdb entry
http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2009-009.html	exploit
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-April/039314.html	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-2459?: CVE-2009-2459 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-2459?: To fix CVE-2009-2459, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-2459 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2009-2459 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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