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CVE-2024-29073 (GCVE-0-2024-29073)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-07-22 14:20 – Updated: 2025-11-04 17:19

Summary

An vulnerability in the handling of Latex exists in Ankitects Anki 24.04. When Latex is sanitized to prevent unsafe commands, the verbatim package, which comes installed by default in many Latex distributions, has been overlooked. A specially crafted flashcard can lead to an arbitrary file read. An attacker can share a flashcard to trigger this vulnerability.

Severity ?

5.3 (Medium)


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

CWE

CWE-829 - Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere

Assigner

talos

References

URL

Tags

https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_repor…

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	Ankitects	Anki	Affected: 24.04

Credits

Discovered by Autumn Bee Skerritt of Cisco Duo Security and Jacob B.

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FKIE_CVE-2024-29073

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2024-07-22 15:15 - Updated: 2025-11-04 18:16

Severity ?

5.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
6.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Summary

References

URL	Tags
talos-cna@cisco.com	https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1992	Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1992	Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1992

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	ankiweb	anki	24.04

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    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Existe una vulnerabilidad en el manejo de Latex en Ankitects Anki 24.04. Cuando se desinfecta Latex para evitar comandos inseguros, se pasa por alto el paquete verbatim, que viene instalado de forma predeterminada en muchas distribuciones de Latex. Una tarjeta flash especialmente manipulada puede provocar la lectura de un archivo arbitrario. Un atacante puede compartir una tarjeta did\u00e1ctica para desencadenar esta vulnerabilidad."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2024-29073",
  "lastModified": "2025-11-04T18:16:18.363",
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GHSA-X3R6-CCVQ-CF5V

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-07-22 15:32 – Updated: 2024-07-26 16:13

Summary

Anki Latex Incomplete Blocklist Vulnerability

Details

Severity ?

5.3 (Medium)


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

6.0 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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            {
              "introduced": "0"
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    "github_reviewed": true,
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    "nvd_published_at": "2024-07-22T15:15:02Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
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  "modified": "2024-07-26T16:13:58Z",
  "published": "2024-07-22T15:32:41Z",
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-29073"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/3218"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/ankitects/anki/commit/06f7aa393d21d7d5dd8039e15d543b73c3346932"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/ankitects/anki"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://skerritt.blog/anki-0day"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://skii.dev/anki-0day"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1992"
    }
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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
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      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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CVE-2024-29073 (GCVE-0-2024-29073)

FKIE_CVE-2024-29073

GHSA-X3R6-CCVQ-CF5V

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