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latex2rtf — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2004-2167

Multiple buffer overflows in LaTeX2rtf 1.9.15, and possibly other versions, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) the expandmacro function, and possibly (2) Environments and (3) TranslateCommand.

Products
latex2rtf
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
1.9.16
CVEs
CVE-2004-2167
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 14:22 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2004-2167

core-osv · Original source

Published 31 Dec 2004, 05:00 UTC

Multiple buffer overflows in LaTeX2rtf 1.9.15, and possibly other versions, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) the expandmacro function, and possibly (2) Environments and (3) TranslateCommand.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2004-2167

latex2rtf

Fixed versions: 1.9.16

latex2rtf

Fixed versions: 1.9.16

latex2rtf

Fixed versions: 1.9.16

Complete source record
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