xpdfreader 4.03 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow.
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-787Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
xpdfreader 4.03 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00825 57th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:glyphandcog:xpdfreader:4.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.03 | Vulnerable | Glyphandcog |
- cpe:2.3:a:glyphandcog:xpdfreader:4.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.03 Vulnerable ·Glyphandcog
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-40226
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3w6j-f4xj-hmhr
References
More Glyphandcog Xpdfreader vulnerabilities
- TI-2009-03445 Integer overflow in the ObjectStream::ObjectStream function in XRef.cc in Xpdf 3.x before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2009-03443 Integer overflow in the PSOutputDev::doImageL1Sep function in Xpdf before 3.02pl4, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2009-03441 The Splash::drawImage function in Splash.cc in Xpdf 2.x and 3.x before 3.02pl4, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2009-03440 Integer overflow in the SplashBitmap::SplashBitmap function in Xpdf 3.x before 3.02pl4… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2009-00154 Integer overflow in the JBIG2 decoder in Xpdf 3.02pl2 and earlier, as used in Poppler and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2011-00666 t1lib 5.1.2 and earlier, as used in Xpdf before 3.02pl6, teTeX, and other products, uses… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
Sources
- CVE-2021-40226 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-40226 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3w6j-f4xj-hmhr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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