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Vulnerability record · CVE-2009-2459 · published 14 July 2009

CVE-2009-2459: Forkosh mimetex vulnerability

FForkosh · Mimetex

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in mimeTeX, when downloaded before 20090713, have unknown impact and attack vectors related to the (1) \environ, (2) \input, and (3) \counter TeX directives.

10.0 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 2.3% · top 17.3%
10.0CVSS 2.0 base score
2.3%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
10References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in mimeTeX, when downloaded before 20090713, have unknown impact and attack vectors related to the (1) \environ, (2) \input, and (3) \counter TeX directives.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-April/039314.html
http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2009-009.html Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/35752 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1875 PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0877
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-April/039314.html
http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2009-009.html Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/35752 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1875 PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0877

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2009-2459), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.