Out-of-bounds Write Affecting xpdfreader package, versions [,4.0.6)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.18% (8th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-XPDFREADER-6513796
  • published29 Mar 2024
  • disclosed26 Mar 2024
  • creditSong Jiaxuan

Introduced: 26 Mar 2024

CVE-2024-2971  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade xpdfreader to version 4.0.6 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Write due to the handling of a negative object number in an indirect reference within a PDF file. An attacker can cause an out-of-bounds array write by submitting a specially crafted PDF file.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1