CVE-2024-24258 Denial of service in n/a
A memory leak in freeglut's glutAddSubMenu function can lead to resource exhaustion and denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-24258?
CVE-2024-24258 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Artifex Mupdf, published on 5 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
freeglut 3.4.0 was discovered to contain a memory leak via the menuEntry variable in the glutAddSubMenu function.
Weakness: CWE-401
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-24258?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Artifex Mupdf.
How do I fix CVE-2024-24258?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2024-24258 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-24258 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Artifex Mupdf
Sources
Also known as AZL-39708, AZL-43459, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-24258, GHSA-vrhp-w2wh-93c3, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-24258.