Vulnerabilities > CVE-2020-24999 - Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in Xpdfreader Xpdf 4.0.2

047910
CVSS 7.8 - HIGH
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
HIGH
Integrity impact
HIGH
Availability impact
HIGH
local
low complexity
xpdfreader
CWE-787

Summary

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.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Xpdfreader
1

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)