VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2019-19601
OpenDetex 2.8.5 has a Buffer Overflow in TexOpen in detex.l because of an incorrect sprintf.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.21%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.21%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
OpenDetex 2.8.5 has a Buffer Overflow in TexOpen in detex.l because of an incorrect sprintf.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.21% probability · 67th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- opendetex project/opendetex
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/pkubowicz/opendetex/issues/60Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JF3RU3VMLP5SS4MXAEKQKAGTSPN3KMHJ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KFIIVMCMPMORLPJBOULTPGJUH626DHFU/
- https://github.com/pkubowicz/opendetex/issues/60Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JF3RU3VMLP5SS4MXAEKQKAGTSPN3KMHJ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KFIIVMCMPMORLPJBOULTPGJUH626DHFU/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.