# 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.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 5 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 4 Nov 2025
- **Also known as:** AZL-39708, AZL-43459, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-24258, GHSA-vrhp-w2wh-93c3, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-24258

## 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 (Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-24258?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Artifex Mupdf.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-24258?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## 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

- [CVE-2019-7321](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-7321/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2016-6525](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-6525/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2011-0341](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-0341/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2016-8728](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-8728/): Memory corruption in MuPDF (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2021-3407](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-3407/): Use after free in mupdf (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-24258 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-24258 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Artifex Mupdf. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-24258/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-24258/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-24258
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-24258
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-24258

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-24258/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.