CVE-2024-7868
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.
- Score
- CVSS 3.1 8.2 High
- Status
- Modified - xpdf@xpdfreader.com
- Published
- 2024-08-15
- Last modified
- 2025-10-06
- Weaknesses
- CWE-457, CWE-908
Affected products
- Xpdf (Xpdf)
- Xpdf (Xpdfreader)
References
- https://www.xpdfreader.com/security-bug/CVE-2024-7868.html