PT-2024-24603 · Xpdf+1 · Xpdf+1

Arbusz · CVE-2024-3248 · Published 2024-04-02 · Updated 2025-12-22

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Xpdf versions 4.05 and earlier

Description The issue is caused by a PDF object loop in the attachments, leading to infinite recursion and a stack overflow.

Recommendations For versions 4.05 and earlier, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the handling of PDF attachments to prevent infinite recursion.

Fix

Uncontrolled Recursion

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-674

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2025-16036

CVE-2024-3248

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Xpdf

References · 9

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-3248 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-3248 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-3248 · Security Note
• https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?t=43657 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-3248 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-3248 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1775303950624805157 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/75573 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/dailycve/status/1973874625521332436 · Twitter Post