Uncontrolled Recursion Affecting ratex-parser package, versions <0.1.11
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- published8 Jul 2026
- disclosed7 Jul 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 7 Jul 2026
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How to fix?
Upgrade ratex-parser to version 0.1.11 or higher.
Overview
ratex-parser is a LaTeX parser for RaTeX
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Uncontrolled Recursion due to unbounded recursion in the parse_expression process. An attacker can cause the process to crash by submitting deeply nested input data.