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TI-2026-19293 Aliases CVE-2026-23951

SumatraPDF's Integer Underflow in PalmDbReader Leads to Crash

Priority MEDIUM 58CWE-125Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-125 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

SumatraPDF is a multi-format reader for Windows. All versions contain an off-by-one error in the validation code that only triggers with exactly 2 records, causing an integer underflow in the size calculation. This bug exists in PalmDbReader::GetRecord when opening a crafted Mobi file, resulting in an out-of-bounds heap read that crashes the app. There are no published fixes at the time of publication.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00221 12th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

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Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
sumatrapdfreadersumatrapdfup to 3.5.2rel—No fix listedCNA
  • sumatrapdf Vendorsumatrapdfreader Affected up to 3.5.2rel Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerablesumatrapdfreader
  • cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·sumatrapdfreader

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-23951

References

Exploit 1

Other 1

  • TI-2026-18936 SumatraPDF has an Untrusted Search Path in sumatrapdf/src/AppTools.cpp CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2025-35489 A null pointer dereference vulnerability was discovered in SumatraPDF 3.5.2 during the… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
  • 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-2023-16705 A buffer overflow in SumatraPDF Reader v3.4.6 allows attackers to cause a Denial of… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2009-01521 Heap-based buffer overflow in the loadexponentialfunc function in mupdf/pdf_function.c in… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
  • TI-2009-03906 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in pdf_shade4.c in MuPDF before commit… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
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Sources

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