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SCA: security update for anki (GHSA-x3r6-ccvq-cf5v)

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 420258

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - 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. (CVE-2024-29073)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x3r6-ccvq-cf5v

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 420258

Version: Revision 1.6

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/23/2025

Updated: 6/1/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.51

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-29073

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6

Threat Score: 5.4

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

Vector: 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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/22/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/22/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-29073

cwe: CWE-829