Description
Tex Live 944e257 has a NULL pointer dereference in texk/web2c/pdftexdir/writet1.c. NOTE: this is disputed because it should be categorized as a usability problem.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Various Sources
https://tug.org/pipermail/tex-live/2023-August/049400.html
Exploit, Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176819/tex-live-944e257-Null-Pointer.html
Mailing List mailing-list
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/65
Scores
CVSS v3
6.2
EPSS
0.0029
EPSS Percentile
20.5%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-476
Status
published
Published
Mar 27, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026