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.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
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

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:ctan:mathtex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 08:38

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
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

05 Feb 2024, 13:57

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Ctan mathtex Ctan
CWE		CWE-835
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:ctan:mathtex::::::::
References	~~() https://blog.yulun.ac.cn/posts/2023/fuzzing-mathtex/ -~~	() https://blog.yulun.ac.cn/posts/2023/fuzzing-mathtex/ - Exploit, Third Party Advisory
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 7.5

24 Jan 2024, 18:45

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2024-01-24 18:15

Updated : 2025-06-17 20:15

NVD link : CVE-2023-51890

Mitre link : CVE-2023-51890

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-51890

JSON object : View

Products Affected

ctan

mathtex

CWE

CWE-835

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

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