CVE-2009-2460

Exp

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in mathtex.cgi in mathTeX, when downloaded before 20090713, have unspecified impact and remote attack vectors.

Published: 2009-07-14 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-2460 is rated High Exploit Risk (86.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.71%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.77% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2009-2460

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-2460

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.94% 2.71% +1.77%
2 2025-12-03 1.04% 0.94% -0.10%
3 2025-03-30 — 1.04% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-2460

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-2460

OS Trackers for CVE-2009-2460

vendor priority summary link
debian medium CVE-2009-2460 medium priority: Debian including 1 source packages (mathtex), 2 status rows across 2 suites (bookworm, bullseye): resolved 2. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-2460
ubuntu low CVE-2009-2460 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (mathtex), 9 status rows across 9 suites (dapper, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, upstream): DNE 4, not-affected 3, ignored 1, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-2460

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-2460

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
forkosh mathtex — cpe:2.3:a:forkosh:mathtex:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-2460

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