CVE-2009-2459 Other in n/a
Critical 10.0
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2009-2459 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2009-2459 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Jul 2009.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-2459 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-2459/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-2459/index.md)
Unspecified vulnerabilities in mimeTeX TeX directives allow attackers to potentially compromise the application, requiring an upgrade to a newer version.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not stated
- Attackable
- Not stated
- Victim action needed
- Not stated
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2009-2459?
CVE-2009-2459 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Jul 2009.
Official description
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in mimeTeX, when downloaded before 20090713, have unknown impact and attack vectors related to the (1) \environ, (2) \input, and (3) \counter TeX directives.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-2459?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Forkosh Mimetex.
How do I fix CVE-2009-2459?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2009-2459 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-2459 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2009-2459, GHSA-v64c-5fc8-qv5x.