CVE-2009-2461

mathtex.cgi in mathTeX, when downloaded before 20090713, does not securely create temporary files, which has unspecified impact and local 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-2009-2461 is rated Low Risk (38.9/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.36%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-2461

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 0.06% 0.36% +0.30%
2 2023-03-07 1.03% 0.06% -0.97%
3 2022-02-04 — 1.03% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-2461

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
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.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-2461

OS Trackers for CVE-2009-2461

vendor priority summary link
debian low CVE-2009-2461 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (mathtex), 2 status rows across 2 suites (bookworm, bullseye): resolved 2. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-2461
ubuntu low CVE-2009-2461 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-2009-2461

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-2461

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
forkosh mathtex <= 1.02 cpe:2.3:a:forkosh:mathtex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
forkosh mathtex 1.00 cpe:2.3:a:forkosh:mathtex:1.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
forkosh mathtex 1.01 cpe:2.3:a:forkosh:mathtex:1.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-2461

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