CVE-2009-2461 (GCVE-0-2009-2461)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-07-14 20:16 – Updated: 2024-08-07 05:52
VLAI
Summary
mathtex.cgi in mathTeX, when downloaded before 20090713, does not securely create temporary files, which has unspecified impact and local attack vectors.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2009-07-13 00:00
Show details on NVD website
To clipboard 

{
  "containers": {
    "adp": [
      {
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2024-08-07T05:52:14.911Z",
          "orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "shortName": "CVE"
        },
        "references": [
          {
            "name": "ADV-2009-1875",
            "tags": [
              "vdb-entry",
              "x_refsource_VUPEN",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1875"
          },
          {
            "name": "20090713 [oCERT-2009-010] mimeTeX and mathTeX buffer overflows and commandinjection",
            "tags": [
              "mailing-list",
              "x_refsource_BUGTRAQ",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504919/100/0/threaded"
          },
          {
            "name": "35816",
            "tags": [
              "third-party-advisory",
              "x_refsource_SECUNIA",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/35816"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_MISC",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2009-010.html"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_MISC",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://groups.google.com/group/comp.text.tex/browse_thread/thread/5d56d3d744351578"
          },
          {
            "name": "mathtex-mathtex-unspecifed(51797)",
            "tags": [
              "vdb-entry",
              "x_refsource_XF",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51797"
          }
        ],
        "title": "CVE Program Container"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "product": "n/a",
          "vendor": "n/a",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "n/a"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "datePublic": "2009-07-13T00:00:00.000Z",
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "mathtex.cgi in mathTeX, when downloaded before 20090713, does not securely create temporary files, which has unspecified impact and local attack vectors."
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "description": "n/a",
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "text"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2018-10-10T18:57:01.000Z",
        "orgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca",
        "shortName": "mitre"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "name": "ADV-2009-1875",
          "tags": [
            "vdb-entry",
            "x_refsource_VUPEN"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1875"
        },
        {
          "name": "20090713 [oCERT-2009-010] mimeTeX and mathTeX buffer overflows and commandinjection",
          "tags": [
            "mailing-list",
            "x_refsource_BUGTRAQ"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504919/100/0/threaded"
        },
        {
          "name": "35816",
          "tags": [
            "third-party-advisory",
            "x_refsource_SECUNIA"
          ],
          "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/35816"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_MISC"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2009-010.html"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_MISC"
          ],
          "url": "http://groups.google.com/group/comp.text.tex/browse_thread/thread/5d56d3d744351578"
        },
        {
          "name": "mathtex-mathtex-unspecifed(51797)",
          "tags": [
            "vdb-entry",
            "x_refsource_XF"
          ],
          "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51797"
        }
      ],
      "x_legacyV4Record": {
        "CVE_data_meta": {
          "ASSIGNER": "cve@mitre.org",
          "ID": "CVE-2009-2461",
          "STATE": "PUBLIC"
        },
        "affects": {
          "vendor": {
            "vendor_data": [
              {
                "product": {
                  "product_data": [
                    {
                      "product_name": "n/a",
                      "version": {
                        "version_data": [
                          {
                            "version_value": "n/a"
                          }
                        ]
                      }
                    }
                  ]
                },
                "vendor_name": "n/a"
              }
            ]
          }
        },
        "data_format": "MITRE",
        "data_type": "CVE",
        "data_version": "4.0",
        "description": {
          "description_data": [
            {
              "lang": "eng",
              "value": "mathtex.cgi in mathTeX, when downloaded before 20090713, does not securely create temporary files, which has unspecified impact and local attack vectors."
            }
          ]
        },
        "problemtype": {
          "problemtype_data": [
            {
              "description": [
                {
                  "lang": "eng",
                  "value": "n/a"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        },
        "references": {
          "reference_data": [
            {
              "name": "ADV-2009-1875",
              "refsource": "VUPEN",
              "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1875"
            },
            {
              "name": "20090713 [oCERT-2009-010] mimeTeX and mathTeX buffer overflows and commandinjection",
              "refsource": "BUGTRAQ",
              "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504919/100/0/threaded"
            },
            {
              "name": "35816",
              "refsource": "SECUNIA",
              "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/35816"
            },
            {
              "name": "http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2009-010.html",
              "refsource": "MISC",
              "url": "http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2009-010.html"
            },
            {
              "name": "http://groups.google.com/group/comp.text.tex/browse_thread/thread/5d56d3d744351578",
              "refsource": "MISC",
              "url": "http://groups.google.com/group/comp.text.tex/browse_thread/thread/5d56d3d744351578"
            },
            {
              "name": "mathtex-mathtex-unspecifed(51797)",
              "refsource": "XF",
              "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51797"
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca",
    "assignerShortName": "mitre",
    "cveId": "CVE-2009-2461",
    "datePublished": "2009-07-14T20:16:00.000Z",
    "dateReserved": "2009-07-14T00:00:00.000Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2024-08-07T05:52:14.911Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.1",
  "vulnerability-lookup:meta": {
    "epss": {
      "cve": "CVE-2009-2461",
      "date": "2026-07-14",
      "epss": "0.00364",
      "percentile": "0.28552"
    },
    "nvd": "{\"cve\":{\"id\":\"CVE-2009-2461\",\"sourceIdentifier\":\"cve@mitre.org\",\"published\":\"2009-07-14T20:30:00.500\",\"lastModified\":\"2026-04-23T00:35:47.467\",\"vulnStatus\":\"Modified\",\"cveTags\":[],\"descriptions\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"mathtex.cgi in mathTeX, when downloaded before 20090713, does not securely create temporary files, which has unspecified impact and local attack vectors.\"},{\"lang\":\"es\",\"value\":\"mathtex.cgi de mathTeX, descargado antes del 13/07/2009, no crea ficheros temporales de forma segura, esto tiene un impacto no especificado y vectores de ataque locales.\"}],\"metrics\":{\"cvssMetricV2\":[{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"2.0\",\"vectorString\":\"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C\",\"baseScore\":7.2,\"accessVector\":\"LOCAL\",\"accessComplexity\":\"LOW\",\"authentication\":\"NONE\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"COMPLETE\",\"integrityImpact\":\"COMPLETE\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"COMPLETE\"},\"baseSeverity\":\"HIGH\",\"exploitabilityScore\":3.9,\"impactScore\":10.0,\"acInsufInfo\":false,\"obtainAllPrivilege\":false,\"obtainUserPrivilege\":false,\"obtainOtherPrivilege\":false,\"userInteractionRequired\":false}]},\"weaknesses\":[{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"description\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"CWE-264\"}]}],\"configurations\":[{\"nodes\":[{\"operator\":\"OR\",\"negate\":false,\"cpeMatch\":[{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:forkosh:mathtex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"versionEndIncluding\":\"1.02\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"C5D49AE5-71EF-40BD-829B-B74818DA6828\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:forkosh:mathtex:1.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"B3873F37-5C93-45DA-89BF-65405F403F8B\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:forkosh:mathtex:1.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"12146D18-3A2C-4930-9AA5-4071ABDF0020\"}]}]}],\"references\":[{\"url\":\"http://groups.google.com/group/comp.text.tex/browse_thread/thread/5d56d3d744351578\",\"source\":\"cve@mitre.org\"},{\"url\":\"http://secunia.com/advisories/35816\",\"source\":\"cve@mitre.org\",\"tags\":[\"Vendor Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2009-010.html\",\"source\":\"cve@mitre.org\"},{\"url\":\"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504919/100/0/threaded\",\"source\":\"cve@mitre.org\"},{\"url\":\"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1875\",\"source\":\"cve@mitre.org\",\"tags\":[\"Vendor Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51797\",\"source\":\"cve@mitre.org\"},{\"url\":\"http://groups.google.com/group/comp.text.tex/browse_thread/thread/5d56d3d744351578\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"},{\"url\":\"http://secunia.com/advisories/35816\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Vendor Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2009-010.html\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"},{\"url\":\"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504919/100/0/threaded\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"},{\"url\":\"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1875\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Vendor Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51797\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"}]}}"
  }
}



Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.





Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

Sightings

Author Source Type Date Other

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.


Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.