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GHSA-MX3P-FHPW-X6RV

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-04-19 18:31 – Updated: 2025-11-04 19:45

Summary

TCPDF vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service

Details

TCPDF version <= 6.7.4 is vulnerable to ReDoS (Regular Expression Denial of Service) if parsing an untrusted HTML page with a crafted color.

Severity ?

5.1 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 6.7.4"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Packagist",
        "name": "tecnickcom/tcpdf"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "6.7.5"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-22640"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-1333"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2024-04-19T19:49:13Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-04-19T16:15:09Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "TCPDF version \u003c= 6.7.4 is vulnerable to ReDoS (Regular Expression Denial of Service) if parsing an untrusted HTML page with a crafted color.",
  "id": "GHSA-mx3p-fhpw-x6rv",
  "modified": "2025-11-04T19:45:34Z",
  "published": "2024-04-19T18:31:11Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-22640"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/tecnickcom/TCPDF/commit/05f3a28f4a7905019469e040cf77e53d6aa7f679"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/tecnickcom/TCPDF"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/zunak/CVE-2024-22640"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/06/msg00004.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LIB3R2WB7XPW2I4PGVMZ3VLFLRHOK4RB"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LIB3R2WB7XPW2I4PGVMZ3VLFLRHOK4RB"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "TCPDF vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service"
}

CVE-2024-22640 (GCVE-0-2024-22640)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-04-19 00:00 – Updated: 2025-11-04 17:14

Summary

TCPDF version <=6.6.5 is vulnerable to ReDoS (Regular Expression Denial of Service) if parsing an untrusted HTML page with a crafted color.

Severity ?

7.5 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE

Assigner

mitre

References

URL

Tags

	https://github.com/tecnickcom/TCPDF
	https://github.com/zunak/CVE-2024-22640
	https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/pac…	vendor-advisory

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            "vendor": "tcpdf_project",
            "versions": [
              {
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        ],
        "metrics": [
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              "attackVector": "NETWORK",
              "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
              "baseScore": 7.5,
              "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
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                  }
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                "role": "CISA Coordinator",
                "timestamp": "2024-04-25T14:47:01.916999Z",
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              },
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        ],
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              {
                "cweId": "CWE-1333",
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            ]
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          "dateUpdated": "2024-06-04T17:52:34.098Z",
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          },
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            "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/06/msg00004.html"
          },
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        },
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  },
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GHSA-MX3P-FHPW-X6RV

CVE-2024-22640 (GCVE-0-2024-22640)

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