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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-51107
CVE-2023-51107:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A floating point exception (divide-by-zero) vulnerability was discovered in Artifex MuPDF 1.23.4 in function compute_color() of jquant2.c. This vulnerability has been disputed by the supplier because there was not reasonable evidence to determine the existence of a vulnerability or identify the affected product (NVD, MITRE).
Technical details
The vulnerability is identified as CVE-2023-51107 and has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. The issue specifically occurs in the compute_color() function within the jquant2.c file (SOX Defects).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could lead to a denial of service condition through a floating point exception caused by a divide-by-zero error (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
As this vulnerability is disputed by the supplier, no official patches or mitigations have been released. Organizations using MuPDF 1.23.4 should monitor for updates from Artifex Software regarding this potential vulnerability (NVD).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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