VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-51890
An infinite loop issue discovered in Mathtex 1.05 and before allows a remote attackers to consume CPU resources via crafted string in the application URL.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 0.86%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.86%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An infinite loop issue discovered in Mathtex 1.05 and before allows a remote attackers to consume CPU resources via crafted string in the application URL.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.86% probability · 56th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-835
- Affected
- ctan/mathtex
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://blog.yulun.ac.cn/posts/2023/fuzzing-mathtex/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://blog.yulun.ac.cn/posts/2023/fuzzing-mathtex/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.