Vulnerability · Published Apr 17, 2024 · Assigned by GandC

CVE-2024-3900Out-of-bounds stack array write in Xpdf 4.05 due to missing zero check

Low 2.9

In plain English

A low-severity out-of-bounds write in Xpdf from Xpdf. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 8% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)2.9Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 92.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Out-of-bounds array write in Xpdf 4.05 and earlier, triggered by long Unicode sequence in ActualText.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSipeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-3900
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSipeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-3900
Ubuntu:25.10ipeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-3900
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSipeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-3900
Ubuntu:26.10ipeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-3900

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Xpdf Xpdf 0 – through 4.05

Weakness: CWE-787 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

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