CVE-2024-48294Public exploit

Application crash via null PDF object dereference

Published Nov 18, 2024 · Updated Nov 19, 2024

NULL pointer dereference in libPdfCore.dll in Wondershare PDFelement PDF Reader 1.0.9.2544 allows local users to crash the application. A malformed document reaches CreateFactory-related code in libPdfCore.dll, where an instruction writes through a null RBX base at offset 0x20. Exploitation requires a local user to open the malicious PDF and terminates the reader process without reported data disclosure or modification.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.15%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

NULL pointer dereference in libPdfCore.dll in Wondershare PDFelement PDF Reader 1.0.9.2544 allows local users to crash the application. A malformed document reaches CreateFactory-related code in libPdfCore.dll, where an instruction writes through a null RBX base at offset 0x20. Exploitation requires a local user to open the malicious PDF and terminates the reader process without reported data disclosure or modification.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-48294
Published
Nov 18, 2024
Updated
Nov 19, 2024
Vendor
Wondershare
Product
PDFelement
Classifications
CWE-476, T1204.002
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 18, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 19, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.0.9.2544

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Wondershare · PDFelementversion=1.0.9.2544

Published CVSS scores

5.5CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference
T1204.002Malicious File

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