KaTeX is a JavaScript library for TeX math rendering on the web. KaTeX users who render untrusted mathematical expressions could encounter malicious input using edef that causes a near-infinite loop, despite setting maxExpand to avoid such loops. This can be used as an availability attack, where e.g. a client rendering another users KaTeX input will be unable to use the site due to memory overflow, tying up the main thread, or stack overflow. Upgrade to KaTeX v0.16.10 to remove this vulnerability.
The product does not properly control the amount of recursion that takes place, consuming excessive resources, such as allocated memory or the program stack.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Node-katex | Ubuntu | mantic | * |