CVE-2009-1383

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    CVE-2009-1383

    Published: 14 Jul 2009Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The getdirective function in mathtex.cgi in mathTeX, when downloaded before 20090713, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the dpi tag.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/35816, http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2009-010.html, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1875, http://groups.google.com/group/comp.text.tex/browse_thread/thread/5d56d3d744351578, http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504919/100/0/threaded, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51795

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High