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    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.

    Published:Mar 27, 2024
    Last Modified:Apr 15, 2026
    EPS:Mar 27, 2024
    EPSS Score:0.00046
    CVSS Score:6.2

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Tug
    Product
    Tex Live

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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