Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 14, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2009-1383

Description

The getdirective function in mathtex.cgi in mathTeX, when downloaded before 20090713, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the dpi tag.

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Affected products

Forkosh/Mathtex
cpe:2.3:a:forkosh:mathtex:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
MathTeX/mathTeXllm-fuzzy
Range: < 2009-07-13

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

secunia.com/advisories/35816nvdVendor Advisory
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1875nvdVendor Advisory
groups.google.com/group/comp.text.tex/browse_thread/thread/5d56d3d744351578nvd
www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2009-010.htmlnvd
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504919/100/0/threadednvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51795nvd

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