MuPDF 1.23.9 glutAddSubMenu menuEntry memory leak

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in MuPDF 1.23.9. This affects the function glutAddSubMenu. The manipulation of the argument menuEntry leads to memory leak. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2024-24258. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MuPDF 1.23.9 (Document Reader Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function glutAddSubMenu. The manipulation of the argument menuEntry with an unknown input leads to a memory leak vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-401. The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

mupdf v1.23.9 was discovered to contain a memory leak via the menuEntry variable in the glutAddSubMenu function.

The weakness was released 02/06/2024. The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-24258 since 01/25/2024. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 239973 (TencentOS Server 4: freeglut (TSSA-2024:0601)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (239973) and EUVD (EUVD-2024-21682). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory leak
CWE: CWE-401 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 239973
Nessus Name: TencentOS Server 4: freeglut (TSSA-2024:0601)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

01/25/2024 🔍
02/05/2024 +11 days 🔍
02/06/2024 +0 days 🔍
06/17/2025 +497 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: FEDORA-2024-0356803680
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-24258 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-24258
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-252881
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/06/2024 00:54
Updated: 06/17/2025 20:34
Changes: 02/06/2024 00:54 (39), 02/29/2024 10:04 (2), 02/29/2024 10:09 (11), 06/05/2025 21:32 (21), 06/06/2025 04:48 (2), 06/17/2025 20:34 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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