CVE-2024-7868 (GCVE-0-2024-7868)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-08-15 20:22 – Updated: 2025-10-06 22:31
VLAI?
Title
Uninitialized variable in Xpdf 4.05 due to invalid JPEG header
Summary
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.
Severity ?
2.1 (Low)
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
CWE
  • CWE-457 - Use of Uninitialized Variable
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Xpdf Xpdf Affected: 0 , ≤ 4.05 (Version)
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Credits
KMFL
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