CVE-2024-29073 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2024-29073

An vulnerability in the handling of Latex exists in Ankitects...

Vulnerability Description

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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

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

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Anki
Vulnerable Versions:
24.04

Timeline

Official Publish: July 22nd, 2024
Last Modified: November 4th, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-829

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.