PT-2024-29390 · Xpdf+2 · Xpdf+2
Wu Jiecong
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Published
2024-04-24
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Updated
2025-12-22
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CVE-2024-4141
CVSS v3.1
5.5
Medium
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/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 an out-of-bounds array write triggered by an invalid character code in a Type 1 font. The root problem was a bounds check that was being optimized away by modern compilers.
Recommendations
For Xpdf versions 4.05 and earlier, consider updating to a newer version that addresses the issue, as the current version has a bounds check that is being optimized away by modern compilers, leading to the out-of-bounds array write.
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Memory Corruption
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Alt Linux
Suse
Xpdf