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TI-2024-16051 Aliases CVE-2024-24259GHSA-6h6q-fm45-w3hv

freeglut through 3.4.0 was discovered to contain a memory leak via the menuEntry variable…

Priority HIGH 72CWE-401Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-401.

Summary

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

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01147 66th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 2 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:artifex:mupdf:1.23.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.23.9VulnerableArtifex
  • cpe:2.3:a:artifex:mupdf:1.23.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.23.9 Vulnerable ·Artifex

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2024:3120 Released 2024-05-22 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    freeglut security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) freeglut-3.0.0-9.el8, freeglut-devel-3.0.0-9.el8
  • RHSA-2024:2366 Released 2024-04-30 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    freeglut security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) freeglut-3.2.1-10.el9, freeglut-devel-3.2.1-10.el9

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2024:3120
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2024:2366

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-24259
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6h6q-fm45-w3hv

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • TI-2023-27942 A floating point exception (divide-by-zero) vulnerability was discovered in Artifex MuPDF… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2021-02374 Double free in mupdf CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2016-07185 Out-of-bounds write in Artifex MuPDF CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2012-04514 SumatraPDF 2.1.1/MuPDF 1.0 allows remote attackers to cause an Integer Overflow in the… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2023-27939 A floating point exception (divide-by-zero) vulnerability was discovered in Artifex MuPDF… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2025-28975 An issue in Artifex mupdf 1.25.6, 1.25.5 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
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Sources

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