Vulnerability · Published Mar 27, 2024 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-46051
Low 3.3
In plain English
A low-severity null pointer dereference in the texlive-bin package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 18% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)3.3Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 82.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
TeX Live 944e257 allows a NULL pointer dereference in texk/web2c/pdftexdir/tounicode.c. NOTE: this is disputed because it should be categorized as a usability problem.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | texlive-bin | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-46051 |
| Debian:13 | texlive-bin | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-46051 |
| Debian:14 | texlive-bin | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-46051 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-476 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L