Out-of-bounds write in xpdf - CVE-2020-24999

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Out-of-bounds write in xpdf - CVE-2020-24999

Published: September 4, 2020 / Updated: September 12, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU46666
CSH Severity: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-24999
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
xpdf
Software vendor:
Glyph & Cog

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

There is an invalid memory access in the function fprintf located in Error.cc in Xpdf 4.0.2. It can be triggered by sending a crafted PDF file to the pdftohtml binary, which allows a remote attacker to cause a Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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