Description
Buffer overflow in BibTeX 0.99 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) via a long .bib bibliography file.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 5.0/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=520920Exploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34445
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-28.xml
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/01/8
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-937-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=492136
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg00505.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg00507.html
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=520920Exploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34445
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-28.xml
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/01/8
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-937-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=492136
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg00505.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg00507.html
Timeline
- Published
- Apr 9, 2009
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified