CVE-2009-1382 Information

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in mimetex.cgi in mimeTeX when downloaded before 20090713 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a TeX file with long (1) picture (2) circle or (3) input tags.

Reference

http://groups.google.com/group/comp.text.tex/browse_thread/thread/5d56d3d744351578 http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-April/039314.html http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2009-009.html http://secunia.com/advisories/35752 http://secunia.com/advisories/35816 http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2009-010.html http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504919/100/0/threaded http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1875 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0877 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51794