{
  "affected": [
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 6.0.4"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "muhammara"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "6.0.5"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-476"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-06-26T20:55:18Z",
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "## Summary\n\nA NULL pointer dereference vulnerability exists in `PDFParser::CreateFilterForStream()` when processing a PDF stream with `/Filter /LZWDecode` and a `/DecodeParms` dictionary that does not contain the `EarlyChange` key. This causes an access violation (0xC0000005) and crashes the process.\n\n## Affected Version\n\nmuhammara \u003c= 6.0.4 (latest)\n\n## Vulnerability Details\n\n**File:** `src/deps/PDFWriter/PDFParser.cpp` line 2107\n\n```cpp\nif (inDecodeParams)\n{\n    PDFObjectCastPtr\u003cPDFInteger\u003e earlyObj(\n        QueryDictionaryObject(inDecodeParams, \"EarlyChange\")\n    );\n    early = earlyObj-\u003eGetValue();  // NULL dereference when EarlyChange key is absent\n}\n```\n\nWhen `inDecodeParams` is non-NULL but lacks the `EarlyChange` key:\n1. `QueryDictionaryObject()` returns NULL\n2. `PDFObjectCastPtr\u003cPDFInteger\u003e(NULL)` wraps NULL\n3. `earlyObj-\u003eGetValue()` dereferences NULL \u2192 crash\n\n## PoC\n\n460-byte malicious PDF triggers crash via `startReadingFromStream()`:\n\n- PDF contains `/Filter /LZWDecode` with `/DecodeParms \u003c\u003c \u003e\u003e` (empty, no EarlyChange)\n- Exit code: `0xC0000005` (Access Violation)\n\n## Fix\n\n```cpp\nif (earlyObj)\n    early = earlyObj-\u003eGetValue();\n```\n\n## Impact\n\nAny application accepting untrusted PDFs and using muhammara to read stream contents is vulnerable to DoS.\n\nSimilar to: CVE-2022-41957, CVE-2022-39381\n\n## PoC File\n[poc_muhammara_lzw_null.js](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/27186113/poc_muhammara_lzw_null.js)",
  "id": "GHSA-fhp4-pr5j-46m5",
  "modified": "2026-06-26T20:55:18Z",
  "published": "2026-06-26T20:55:18Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/julianhille/MuhammaraJS/security/advisories/GHSA-fhp4-pr5j-46m5"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/julianhille/MuhammaraJS/commit/a98c07780241353334eb65bfca1df025f14be70b"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/julianhille/MuhammaraJS"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Muhammara has a NULL pointer dereference in LZWDecode filter when DecodeParms omits EarlyChange key"
}