CVE-2024-7868

Severity CVSS v4.0:

LOW

Type:

Unavailable / Other

Publication date:

15/08/2024

Last modified:

06/10/2025

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.

Impact

Vector 4.0

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 CVSS v4.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 2.10 LOW
Vector: 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

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Attack Requirements (AT): None
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Confidentiality (VC): None
Integrity (VI): None
Availability (VA): Low
Confidentiality (SC): None
Integrity (SI): None
Availability (SA): None

Base Score 4.0

2.10

Severity 4.0

LOW

Vector 3.x

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 8.20 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): High

Base Score 3.x

8.20

Severity 3.x

HIGH

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:a:xpdfreader:xpdf::::::::		4.06 (excluding)

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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