7.5
HIGH
CVE-2024-24258
Freeglut MenuEntry Memory Leak Vulnerability
Description

freeglut 3.4.0 was discovered to contain a memory leak via the menuEntry variable in the glutAddSubMenu function.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 5, 2024, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 8:59 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-24258 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Artifex mupdf

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-24258 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/freeglut/freeglut/pull/155
    Added Reference https://github.com/yinluming13579/mupdf_defects/blob/main/mupdf_detect_1.md
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6IBAWX3HMMZVAWJZ3U6VOAYYOYJCN3IS/
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T43DAHPIWMGN54E4I6ABLHNYHZSTX7H5/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6IBAWX3HMMZVAWJZ3U6VOAYYOYJCN3IS/ [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 20, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T43DAHPIWMGN54E4I6ABLHNYHZSTX7H5/ [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 12, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description mupdf v1.23.9 was discovered to contain a memory leak via the menuEntry variable in the glutAddSubMenu function. freeglut 3.4.0 was discovered to contain a memory leak via the menuEntry variable in the glutAddSubMenu function.
    Added Reference MITRE https://github.com/freeglut/freeglut/pull/155 [No types assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 07, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/yinluming13579/mupdf_defects/blob/main/mupdf_detect_1.md No Types Assigned https://github.com/yinluming13579/mupdf_defects/blob/main/mupdf_detect_1.md Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-401
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:artifex:mupdf:1.23.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Feb. 05, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description mupdf v1.23.9 was discovered to contain a memory leak via the menuEntry variable in the glutAddSubMenu function.
    Added Reference MITRE https://github.com/yinluming13579/mupdf_defects/blob/main/mupdf_detect_1.md [No types assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.05 }} 0.00%

score

0.17294

percentile

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