| Name | CVE-2009-1284 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 520920 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| texlive-bin (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 2014.20140926.35254-6+deb8u1 | fixed |
| stretch (security) | 2016.20160513.41080.dfsg-2+deb9u1 | fixed | |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 2016.20160513.41080.dfsg-2+deb9u2 | fixed | |
| buster, buster (lts) | 2018.20181218.49446-1+deb10u3 | fixed | |
| buster (security) | 2018.20181218.49446-1+deb10u2 | fixed | |
| bullseye | 2020.20200327.54578-7+deb11u1 | fixed | |
| bullseye (security) | 2020.20200327.54578-7+deb11u2 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 2022.20220321.62855-5.1+deb12u1 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 2024.20240313.70630+ds-5 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| texlive-bin | source | lenny | 2007.dfsg.2-4+lenny2 | |||
| texlive-bin | source | (unstable) | 2009-1 | low | 520920 |
[etch] - texlive-bin <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=492136