VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2009-1284
CVSS score5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability11.92%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2009-04-09
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Description
Buffer overflow in BibTeX 0.99 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) via a long .bib bibliography file.
Weakness classification
- CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer