5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2024-46657
Artifex Software Mupdf PDF Extraction Denial of Service
Description

Artifex Software mupdf v1.24.9 was discovered to contain a segmentation fault via the component /tools/pdfextract.c. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted PDF file.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 10, 2024, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 11, 2024, 4:15 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

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No affected product recoded yet

: Total Affected Vendor : 0 | Products : 0
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2024-46657.

URL Resource
https://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/mupdf.git/diff/?id=b5c898a30f068b5342e8263a2cd5b9f0be291aac
https://gist.github.com/isumitpatel/615e6bd2621cb46b5d980ddb9db223e2
https://github.com/ArtifexSoftware/mupdf/commit/b5c898a30f068b5342e8263a2cd5b9f0be291aac

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  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Dec. 11, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-120
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Dec. 10, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Artifex Software mupdf v1.24.9 was discovered to contain a segmentation fault via the component /tools/pdfextract.c. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted PDF file.
    Added Reference https://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/mupdf.git/diff/?id=b5c898a30f068b5342e8263a2cd5b9f0be291aac
    Added Reference https://gist.github.com/isumitpatel/615e6bd2621cb46b5d980ddb9db223e2
    Added Reference https://github.com/ArtifexSoftware/mupdf/commit/b5c898a30f068b5342e8263a2cd5b9f0be291aac
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2024-46657 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-67: String Format Overflow in syslog() String Format Overflow in syslog() CAPEC-92: Forced Integer Overflow Forced Integer Overflow CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers
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