MuPDF 1.23.9 glutAddMenuEntry menuEntry memory leak

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in MuPDF 1.23.9. This vulnerability affects the function glutAddMenuEntry. The manipulation of the argument menuEntry results in memory leak. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2024-24259. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in MuPDF 1.23.9 (Document Reader Software). Affected is the function glutAddMenuEntry. The manipulation of the argument menuEntry with an unknown input leads to a memory leak vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-401. The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

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

The weakness was disclosed 02/06/2024. The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-24259 since 01/25/2024. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 238023 (NewStart CGSL MAIN 7.02 : freeglut Vulnerability (NS-SA-2025-0090)), 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 vulnerability database at Tenable (238023). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Class: Memory leak
CWE: CWE-401 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 238023
Nessus Name: NewStart CGSL MAIN 7.02 : freeglut Vulnerability (NS-SA-2025-0090)

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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 🔍
06/10/2025 +490 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: FEDORA-2024-0356803680
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-24259 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-24259
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-252882

Entryinfo

Created: 02/06/2024 00:54
Updated: 06/10/2025 10:16
Changes: 02/06/2024 00:54 (39), 02/29/2024 10:14 (2), 02/29/2024 10:20 (11), 06/10/2025 10:16 (22)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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