CVE-2024-48294 Null dereference in n/a
Medium 5.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-48294 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2024-48294 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-48294 exists.
Affected product: n/a. 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-2024-48294/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-48294/index.md)
Attackers can cause a denial of service in Wondershare PDF Reader by tricking users into opening a crafted PDF file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-48294?
CVE-2024-48294 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A NULL pointer dereference in the component libPdfCore.dll of Wondershare PDF Reader v1.0.9.2544 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted PDF file.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-48294?
How do I fix CVE-2024-48294?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-48294 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-48294 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-48294 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-87q3-4f3j-74q7.