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CVE-2024-7868

HIGH CVSS: 8.2 Published: 2024-08-15 Modified: 2026-06-17

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.

Affected Platforms

Xpdfreader Xpdf

Weakness Type

CWE-457, CWE-908

References