CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2024-48294

NULL Pointer Dereference

Published: Nov 18, 2024 | Modified: Nov 19, 2024

CVSS 3.x

N/A

Source:

NVD

CVSS 2.x

RedHat/V2

RedHat/V3

Ubuntu

Additional information

NVD	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-48294
CWE	https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html

A NULL pointer dereference in the component libPdfCore.dll of Wondershare PDF Reader v1.0.9.2544 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted PDF file.

Weakness

A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit.

Potential Mitigations

References

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