CVE-2024-24259

freeglut through 3.4.0 was discovered to contain a memory leak via the menuEntry variable in the glutAddMenuEntry function.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/freeglut/freeglut/pull/155
https://github.com/yinluming13579/mupdf_defects/blob/main/mupdf_detect_2.md	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6IBAWX3HMMZVAWJZ3U6VOAYYOYJCN3IS/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T43DAHPIWMGN54E4I6ABLHNYHZSTX7H5/
https://github.com/freeglut/freeglut/pull/155
https://github.com/yinluming13579/mupdf_defects/blob/main/mupdf_detect_2.md	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6IBAWX3HMMZVAWJZ3U6VOAYYOYJCN3IS/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T43DAHPIWMGN54E4I6ABLHNYHZSTX7H5/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6IBAWX3HMMZVAWJZ3U6VOAYYOYJCN3IS/

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:artifex:mupdf:1.23.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

04 Nov 2025, 19:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6IBAWX3HMMZVAWJZ3U6VOAYYOYJCN3IS/ -

Information

Published : 2024-02-05 18:15

Updated : 2025-11-04 19:16

NVD link : CVE-2024-24259

Mitre link : CVE-2024-24259

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-24259

JSON object : View

Products Affected

artifex

mupdf

CWE

CWE-401

Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

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