Vulnerability · Published Dec 17, 2024 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2024-56139A stack overflow Segmentation Fault (SEGV) and Memory Leak in pdftools
Medium 6.9
In plain English
A medium-severity stack buffer overflow in pdftools from leonhad. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 35% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 4.0)6.9Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 64.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
pdftools is a high level tools to convert PDF files to ePUB formats. In versions up to and including 0.5.0 maliciously crafted epub files can cause a stack overflow leading to a crash. This issue has not yet been addressed and users are advised to avoid untrusted input to their systems.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-121 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
References
- https://github.com/leonhad/pdftools/security/advisories/GHSA-hgvf-4pf3-fwc9 x_refsource_CONFIRM