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In Xpdf 4.05 (and earlier), invalid header info in a DCT ...

Low severity Unreviewed Published Aug 15, 2024 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Aug 15, 2024

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

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.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Aug 15, 2024
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Aug 15, 2024
Last updated Aug 15, 2024

Severity

Low

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2024-7868

GHSA ID

GHSA-x6qm-4c7w-8wm7

Source code

No known source code

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