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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2019-19601

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

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31 Oct 2026, 11:02 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2019-19601

core-osv · Original source

Published 5 Dec 2019, 13:15 UTC

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

osv:CVE-2019-19601
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-19601",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2019-19601",
    "summary": "OpenDetex 2.8.5 has a Buffer Overflow in TexOpen in detex.l because of an incorrect sprintf.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2019-19601",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2019-19601",
      "aliases": [
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      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/pkubowicz/opendetex",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "71bf14be436e95f6e02900c328d7f5e48a7abc7c"
                },
                {
                  "last_affected": "71bf14be436e95f6e02900c328d7f5e48a7abc7c"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:opendetex_project:opendetex:2.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "2.8.5"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "2.8.5"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_STRING"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "2.8.5",
            "v2.8.5"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2019-19601.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:52:32.355475033Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JF3RU3VMLP5SS4MXAEKQKAGTSPN3KMHJ/",
        "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KFIIVMCMPMORLPJBOULTPGJUH626DHFU/",
        "https://github.com/pkubowicz/opendetex/issues/60"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2019-19601",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 383679,
  "published_at": "2019-12-05T13:15:11.97+00:00"
}