CVE-2024-24259 Denial of service in n/a
A memory leak in freeglut allows attackers to cause denial of service by exhausting system memory through repeated menu entry additions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-24259?
CVE-2024-24259 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 through 3.4.0 was discovered to contain a memory leak via the menuEntry variable in the glutAddMenuEntry function.
Weakness: CWE-401
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-24259?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Artifex Mupdf.
How do I fix CVE-2024-24259?
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-2024-24259 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-24259 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Artifex Mupdf
Sources
Also known as AZL-39694, AZL-43438, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-24259, GHSA-6h6q-fm45-w3hv, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-24259.