Name: CVE-2023-46048: NULL Pointer Dereference
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2024-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2023-46048, CWE-476, CVSS 6.2, EPSS 0.00291

Tex Live 944e257 has a NULL pointer dereference in texk/web2c/pdftexdir/writet1.c. NOTE: this is disputed because it should be categorized as a usability problem.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.2
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	No solution exists	May 15, 2025	Mar 27, 2024
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