CVE-2019-19601

texlive: buffer overflow in the TexOpen() function in detex.l

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

7.8

CVSS 3.1

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Published · February 4, 2020

Updated · November 22, 2025

Description

OpenDetex 2.8.5 has a Buffer Overflow in TexOpen in detex.l because of an incorrect sprintf.

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.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer