| Name | CVE-2023-51887 |
| Description | Command Injection vulnerability in Mathtex v.1.05 and before allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via crafted string in application URL. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 1061520 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| mathtex (PTS) | bullseye | 1.03-1 | vulnerable |
| bookworm | 1.03-1.1 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| mathtex | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | | | 1061520 |
Notes
[bookworm] - mathtex <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[bullseye] - mathtex <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[buster] - mathtex <postponed> (Minor issue)
https://blog.yulun.ac.cn/posts/2023/fuzzing-mathtex/