SB2024122792 - Denial of service in Artifex Software mupdf
Published: December 27, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024122792
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-46657)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing PDF files. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted PDF file to the application, trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.