CVE-2009-1382: Forkosh Mimetex

High severity, CVSS 10.0. EPSS: 9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Forkosh Mimetex: up to and including 1.71

Published 2009-07-14. Last modified 2026-06-16.