CVE-2024-7868

LOW EPSS 31.0%
Published Aug 15, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
2.1 CVSS 4.0
Low
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Published Aug 15, 2024 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

In Xpdf 4.05 (and earlier), invalid header info in a DCT (JPEG) stream can lead to an uninitialized variable in the DCT decoder. The proof-of-concept PDF file causes a segfault attempting to read from an invalid address.

CVSS Details

Base Score
2.1
Exploitability
—
Impact
—
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope X

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
31.0% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 2

CWE-457
CWE-908

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
xpdfreaderxpdf* <4.06

References 1

  • xpdfreader.com https://www.xpdfreader.com/security-bug/CVE-2024-7868.html
    Vendor Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.