PDF.js FontMatrix type confusion — CVE-2024-4367

CVE_2024_4367

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What it means

PDF font dictionary contains non-numeric FontMatrix values.

Why it fires

CVE-2024-4367 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mozilla PDF.js (used in Firefox and Thunderbird) where a missing type check in FontFaceObject.getPathGenerator allows arbitrary JavaScript execution. The exploit replaces numeric values in the /FontMatrix array with JavaScript code that gets compiled during glyph rendering. Affects Firefox < 126 and Thunderbird < 115.11.

Other CVE heuristics

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