CVE-2024-4367

A type check was missing when handling fonts in PDF.js, which would allow arbitrary JavaScript execution in the PDF.js context

Medium · published May 14, 2024

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High probability of exploitation

CVSS calls it medium at 5.6. It sits in the 99.4th percentile for exploit probability.

CVSS v3.1
5.6
EPSS
71%
Percentile
99.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A type check was missing when handling fonts in PDF.js, which would allow arbitrary JavaScript execution in the PDF.js context. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 126, Firefox ESR < 115.11, and Thunderbird < 115.11.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.6 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.70660 · 99.4th percentile
Published
2024-05-14T17:21Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 14 MAY 17:21Z
    A type check was missing when handling fonts in PDF.js, which would allow arbitrary JavaScript execution in the PDF.js context
    cvelistv5