Uninitialized variable in Xpdf 4.05 due to invalid JPEG header
Priority LOW 11CWE-457Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00395 33rd 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
- No
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xpdf | Xpdf | up to 4.05 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Xpdf VendorXpdf Affected up to 4.05 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:xpdfreader:xpdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 4.06 | Vulnerable | Xpdfreader |
- cpe:2.3:a:xpdfreader:xpdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.06 Vulnerable ·Xpdfreader
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-7868
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x6qm-4c7w-8wm7
References
More Xpdf vulnerabilities
- TI-2003-00409 Various PDF viewers including (1) Adobe Acrobat 5.06 and (2) Xpdf 1.01 allow remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-03046 Stack overflow in Xpdf 4.05 due to object loop in attachments CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2024-03045 Stack overflow in Xpdf 4.05 due to object loop in PDF object stream CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2023-02492 Stack overflow in Xpdf 4.04 due to object loop in PDF embedded file tree CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2004-00806 Multiple integer overflows in xpdf 2.0 and 3.0, and other packages that use xpdf code… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2004-00807 Multiple integer overflows in xpdf 3.0, and other packages that use xpdf code such as… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2024-7868 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-7868 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x6qm-4c7w-8wm7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-7868 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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