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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2019-18604

In axohelp.c before 1.3 in axohelp in axodraw2 before 2.1.1b, as distributed in TeXLive and other collections, sprintf is mishandled.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 1.88%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.88%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

In axohelp.c before 1.3 in axohelp in axodraw2 before 2.1.1b, as distributed in TeXLive and other collections, sprintf is mishandled.

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
1.88% probability · 78th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
axohelp.c project/axohelp.c · axodraw2 project/axodraw2
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.