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CVE-2024-4568

Stack overflow in Xpdf 4.05 due to object loop in PDF resources

Severity Score

2.9
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Attend
*SSVC
Descriptions

In Xpdf 4.05 (and earlier), a PDF object loop in the PDF resources leads to infinite recursion and a stack overflow.

En Xpdf 4.05 (y versiones anteriores), un bucle de objeto PDF en los recursos PDF provoca una recursividad infinita y un desbordamiento de pila.

*Credits: Ximing Fan, from School of Cyber Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, China
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Attend
Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2024-05-06 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-05-06 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-01 CVE Updated
  • 2025-04-15 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-674: Uncontrolled Recursion
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Xpdf
Search vendor "Xpdf"
 Xpdf
Search vendor "Xpdf" for product "Xpdf"
 <= 4.05
Search vendor "Xpdf" for product "Xpdf" and version " <= 4.05"
en
Affected