CVE-2024-56139 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-56139: A stack overflow Segmentation Fault (SEGV) and Memory Leak in pdftools

Vendor Leonhad
Product pdftools
Weakness CWE-121
Published December 17, 2024
Last update December 20, 2024
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CVSS base score

6.9/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality —
Integrity —

CVSS 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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

December 17, 2024 CVE published
December 20, 2024 Record updated