CVE-2024-2971 json
Out-of-bounds array access due to negative object numbers in indirect references in Xpdf 4.05
published 2y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2024-27911
- cvss
- 2.9
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 7%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Out-of-bounds array write in Xpdf 4.05 and earlier, triggered by negative object number in indirect reference in the input PDF file.
Patch / fix
- xpdfreader xpdf 4.06
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red hat product security vex CVE-2024-2971 updated cvss 2.9
xpdf: negative object number in an indirect reference in a PDF file can cause an out-of-bounds array write
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 xpdfnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2y ago
Exploit prediction
0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 7% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 2.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Affected products
- Xpdf Xpdf
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
References
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xpdfreader.com
/security-bug/CVE-2024-2971.html
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-2971
- NVD CVE-2024-2971
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