CVE-2009-1383
HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 2.2%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.5 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-94
- EPSS score
- 2.2% (82th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2009-1381)
- Published
- July 14, 2009
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-1381 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- forkosh / mathtex
References
- http://groups.google.com/group/comp.text.tex/browse_thread/thread/5d56d3d744351578
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35816(Vendor Advisory)
- 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(Vendor Advisory)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51795
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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