FKIE_CVE-2024-40445

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2025-04-22 14:15 - Updated: 2025-06-23 18:33
Severity ?
7.3 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Summary
A directory traversal vulnerability in forkosh Mime TeX before version 1.77 allows attackers on Windows systems to read or append arbitrary files by manipulating crafted input paths.
References
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/Oefenweb/mimetex/blob/master/mimetex.c#L12414-L12423Product
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/TaiYou-TW/CVE-2024-40445_CVE-2024-40446/Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://youtu.be/OII16TteaJwBroken Link
cve@mitre.orghttps://youtu.be/W2KPHFNfgrgBroken Link
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
ctan mimetex *
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