| Name | CVE-2009-2459 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-1917-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 537254 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| mimetex (PTS) | buster | 1.76-1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie, bookworm, bullseye | 1.76-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mimetex | source | etch | 1.50-1+etch1 | DSA-1917-1 | ||
| mimetex | source | lenny | 1.50-1+lenny1 | DSA-1917-1 | ||
| mimetex | source | (unstable) | 1.50-1.1 | medium | 537254 |
set impact to medium as this is used in several web applications for conversions