Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 9, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2009-1284

Description

Buffer overflow in BibTeX 0.99 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) via a long .bib bibliography file.

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Affected products

Bibtex/Bibtex2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:bibtex:bibtex:0.99:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:bibtex:bibtex:0.99:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: =0.99

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvdExploit
secunia.com/advisories/34445nvd
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-28.xmlnvd
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/01/8nvd
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-937-1nvd
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg00505.htmlnvd
www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg00507.htmlnvd

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