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

047910
CVSS 6.8 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
MEDIUM
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
PARTIAL
Availability impact
PARTIAL

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)