CVE-2004-2167 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in LaTeX2rtf 1.9.15, and possibly other versions, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) the expandmacro function, and possibly (2) Environments and (3) TranslateCommand.

Published: 2005-07-10

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 14.3% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:latex2rtf:latex2rtf:1.9.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2004-2159	Multiple buffer overflows in LaTeX2rtf 1.9.15, and possibly other versions, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) the expandmacro function, and possibly (2) Environments and (3) TranslateCommand.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.14305.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/latex2rtf/latex2rtf/definitions.c?rev=1.22&view=log
http://www.osvdb.org/displayvuln.php?osvdb_id=10216
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11233
http://www.securitytracker.com/alerts/2004/Sep/1011367.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17460
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17487

History

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Subscriptions

Latex2rtf Latex2rtf

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-07-10T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T01:15:01.734Z

Reserved: 2005-07-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2004-2167

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2004-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:09:09.430

Link: CVE-2004-2167

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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