Is bibtex safe to use?

bibtex has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (0.5.2). DepScope rates its health at 54/100 (high risk).

What is the latest version of bibtex?

The latest version of bibtex is 0.5.2, released 2026-02-03.

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of bibtex.

No, bibtex is actively maintained. Latest release: 0.5.2 (2026-02-03).

DepScope has no curated alternatives for bibtex at this time.

bibtex is licensed under GPL (>= 2).

cranv0.5.2

Bibtex Parser. Utility to parse a bibtex file.

License GPL (>= 2)0 versions1 maintainers2 deps3,997 weekly dl

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 54/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

20/25

maintenance

6/20

popularity

25/25

security

0/15

maturity

3/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Dependencies (2)

API access

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First published · 2026-02-03 06:30:37

Last updated · 2026-02-03T05:10:52+00:00