5.5

CVE-2024-46657: artifex mupdf Classic Buffer Overflow

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumAnalyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-46657DEBIAN-CVE-2024-46657
Published 10-12-2024Last modified 11-12-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-46657 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Classic Buffer Overflow vulnerability in artifex mupdf. EPSS estimates a 0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
32/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.32%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1github

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1
USN-7888-1

Timeline

  1. 10-12-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 11-12-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.32%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

24%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.32% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.32%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • githubUnverified

    615E6Bd2621Cb46B5D980Ddb9Db223E2

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Artifex1 product
Debian1 product
  • mupdfAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 1.25.1+ds1-5
Ubuntu1 product
  • mupdf< 1.16.1+ds1-1ubuntu1+esm2 | < 1.19.0+ds1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | < 1.23.10+ds1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

3 vendors · 3 products

References

7 links