CVE-2024-46657 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service in MuPDF by providing a crafted PDF file, affecting applications using this library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-46657?
CVE-2024-46657 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Artifex Mupdf, published on 10 Dec 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-120
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-46657?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Artifex Mupdf.
How do I fix CVE-2024-46657?
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-2024-46657 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-46657 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Artifex Mupdf
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-46657, GHSA-mw8h-4567-xqvj, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-46657.