CVE-2009-1383

CVSS V2 High 7.5 CVSS V3 None
Description
The getdirective function in mathtex.cgi in mathTeX, when downloaded before 20090713, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the dpi tag.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2009-1383
  • Assigner
  • secalert@redhat.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2009-07-14T20:30:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2018-10-10T19:36:22
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-94 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/94.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:forkosh:mathtex:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 7.5
  • Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 10
  • Impact Score
  • 6.4
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/35816 Vendor Advisory
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.text.tex/browse_thread/thread/5d56d3d744351578
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1875 Vendor Advisory
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2009-010.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51795
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504919/100/0/threaded
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1383
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1383
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 18:32:55 Added to TrackCVE