VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2024-7868

CVSS score8.2 HIGH
EPSS probability0.39%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2024-08-15
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • xpdf@xpdfreader.com: CWE-457
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-908

Primary references