Artifex MuPDF 1.24.9 PDF File /tools/pdfextract.c memory corruption

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A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Artifex MuPDF 1.24.9. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /tools/pdfextract.c of the component PDF File Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-46657. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

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A vulnerability has been found in Artifex MuPDF 1.24.9 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the file /tools/pdfextract.c of the component PDF File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is available at cgit.ghostscript.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-46657 since 09/11/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 213550 (Fedora 41 : mupdf (2025-7d002ee0e7)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at cgit.ghostscript.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (213550). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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• Document Reader Software

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• Artifex

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• MuPDF

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• 1.24.9

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://artifex.com/

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