CVE - CVE-2009-2461

CVE-ID
CVE-2009-2461	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
mathtex.cgi in mathTeX, when downloaded before 20090713, does not securely create temporary files, which has unspecified impact and local attack vectors.
References
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BUGTRAQ:20090713 [oCERT-2009-010] mimeTeX and mathTeX buffer overflows and commandinjection URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504919/100/0/threaded MISC:http://groups.google.com/group/comp.text.tex/browse_thread/thread/5d56d3d744351578 MISC:http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2009-010.html SECUNIA:35816 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/35816 VUPEN:ADV-2009-1875 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1875~~ (Obsolete source) XF:mathtex-mathtex-unspecifed(51797) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51797
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20090714	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20090714)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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