NULL pointer dereference in N/a

CVE-2023-46048

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.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (19.5th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 20th percentile — 19.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2023-46048: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-46048?
CVE-2023-46048 is a medium-severity vulnerability in N/a, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2024-03-27.
How severe is CVE-2023-46048?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.