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CVE-2019-19601

Published: 5 December 2019

OpenDetex 2.8.5 has a Buffer Overflow in TexOpen in detex.l because of an incorrect sprintf.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
affected code is built inside #ifndef KPATHSEA. Debian/Ubuntu
doesn't build affected code.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
texlive-bin
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(code not compiled)
focal Not vulnerable
(code not compiled)
groovy Not vulnerable
(code not compiled)
trusty Does not exist

upstream Needs triage

xenial Not vulnerable
(code not compiled)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H