vendor:
BibTeX
by:
Vincent Lafevre
N/A
CVSS
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Memory-corruption vulnerability
119
CWE
Product Name: BibTeX
Affected Version From: RedHat Linux 2.1, RedHat Fedora 9 0, RedHat Fedora 11, RedHat Fedora 10, RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 5, RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 4, RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 3, RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1 IA64, RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1, RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 4, RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 3, RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1 IA64, RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1, RedHat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation 5 client, RedHat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 client, RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 4, RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 3, RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1 IA64, RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1, RedHat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4, Debian Linux 5.0 sparc, Debian Linux 5.0 s/390, Debian Linux 5.0 powerpc, Debian Linux 5.0 mipsel, Debian Linux 5.0 mips, Debian Linux 5.0 m68k, Debian Linux 5.0 ia-64, Debian Linux 5.0 ia-32, Debian Linux 5.0 hppa, Debian Linux 5.0 armel, Debian Linux 5.0 arm, Debian Linux 5.0 amd64, Debian Linux 5.0 alpha, Debian Linux 5.0, Debian Linux 4.0 sparc, Debian Linux 4.0 s/390, Debian Linux 4.0 powerpc, Debian Linux 4.0 mipsel, Debian Linux 4.0 mips, Debian Linux 4.0 m68k, Debian Linux 4.0 ia-64, Debian Linux 4.0 ia-32, Debian Linux 4.0 hppa, Debian Linux 4.0 armel, Debian Linux 4.0 arm, Debian Linux 4.0 amd64, Debian Linux 4.0 alpha, Debian Linux 4.0
Affected Version To: N/A
Patch Exists: Unknown
Related CWE: N/A
CPE: N/A
Metasploit:
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Other Scripts:
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Tags: N/A
CVSS Metrics: N/A
Nuclei References:
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Nuclei Metadata: N/A
Platforms Tested: N/A
2009
Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
BibTeX is prone to a memory-corruption vulnerability because it fails to properly handle excessively large '.bib' files. Remote attackers may leverage this issue to cause denial-of-service conditions. Given the nature of this issue, attackers may also be able to execute code, but this has not been confirmed.
Mitigation:
Users should ensure that they are running the latest version of BibTeX and should avoid opening untrusted '.bib' files.
