An infinite loop issue discovered in Mathtex 1.05 and before allows a remote attackers to consume CPU resources via crafted string in the application URL.
Weakness
The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathtex | Ctan | * | 1.05 (including) |
| Mathtex | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Mathtex | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Mathtex | Ubuntu | mantic | * |
| Mathtex | Ubuntu | oracular | * |
| Mathtex | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
| Mathtex | Ubuntu | xenial | * |