Integer overflow in SumatraPDF LIT header parsing crashes the app
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-190 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
SumatraPDF up to and including 3.7.0.22298 is affected. A signed 32 bit integer overflow in LIT header parsing (CWE-190) produces a negative section offset that is used without validation. A local user who opens a crafted LIT file causes an invalid memory read and deterministic application termination. The sources do not show code execution, information disclosure or integrity impact.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
SumatraPDF is a multi-format reader for Windows. In 3.7.0.22298, LitParseHeader() in src/LitDoc.cpp computes the attacker-controlled hdrLen + nPieces * 16 section offset using signed 32-bit arithmetic without validating the complete result. When the component values make that aggregate calculation overflow to a negative value, pointer construction reaches an invalid read in LitU32(), causing deterministic application termination. The supplied evidence does not demonstrate code execution, information disclosure, arbitrary read, or integrity impact. No fixed version is available as of this review.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sumatrapdfreader | sumatrapdf | up to 3.7.0.22298 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- sumatrapdf Vendorsumatrapdfreader Affected up to 3.7.0.22298 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1
Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | sumatrapdfreader |
- cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·sumatrapdfreader
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version as of this review.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-09 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-107730
- 2026-10-10 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-10 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
References
More sumatrapdfreader vulnerabilities
- 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-2026-69819 Argument injection in SumatraPDF selection translation on Windows CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2026-69814 SumatraPDF: SyncTeX Argument Injection in Inverse Search Enables Arbitrary Command Execution via External Editors CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2026-69813 Null pointer dereference in SumatraPDF CmdExec crashes the reader CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.8
Sources
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