texlive: buffer overflow in the TexOpen() function in detex.l
Published Dec 5, 2019
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.21%
Description
OpenDetex 2.8.5 has a Buffer Overflow in TexOpen in detex.l because of an incorrect sprintf.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.8.5
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
texlive
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
texlive
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | texlive | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | texlive | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This flaw only affects the detex binary, which is not provided by any versions of texlive as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 and 8.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.21% (0.01212) | 67.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.21% (0.01212) | 67.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.14% (0.00142) | 50.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.14% (0.00142) | 49.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.13% (0.00133) | 46.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.51% (0.01512) | 50.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 3.63% (0.03630) | 71.73th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 3.63% (0.03630) | 71.48th | v1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 58.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (7)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-19601 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1798118 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/pkubowicz/opendetex/issues/60 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JF3RU3VMLP5SS4MXAEKQKAGTSPN3KMHJ/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KFIIVMCMPMORLPJBOULTPGJUH626DHFU/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-19601
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-19601
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-19601 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1798118 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/pkubowicz/opendetex/issues/60 | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JF3RU3VMLP5SS4MXAEKQKAGTSPN3KMHJ/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KFIIVMCMPMORLPJBOULTPGJUH626DHFU/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-19601 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-19601 |
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