CVE-2023-46051

3.3 LOW

Published: March 27, 2024 Modified: November 04, 2025

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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/68

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://tug.org/pipermail/tex-live/2023-August/049406.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176822/tex-live-944e257-Null-Pointer.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/68

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://tug.org/pipermail/tex-live/2023-August/049406.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

5 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

3.3 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

0.0%

5th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-476

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