CVE-2020-24999
Published: 3 September 2020
There is an invalid memory access in the function fprintf located in Error.cc in Xpdf 4.0.2. It can be triggered by sending a crafted PDF file to the pdftohtml binary, which allows a remote attacker to cause a Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
Notes
Author | Note |
---|---|
jdstrand | xpdf in koffice is 2.0 |
mdeslaur | reproducer doesn't seem to work on poppler, marking as not-affected |
ebarretto | xpdf in Debian uses poppler, which is not affected or fixed |
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
---|---|---|
ipe Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Needs triage
|
focal |
Needs triage
|
|
groovy |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
hirsute |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
impish |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
jammy |
Needs triage
|
|
kinetic |
Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
|
|
lunar |
Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
|
|
mantic |
Needs triage
|
|
noble |
Needs triage
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
xenial |
Needs triage
|
|
poppler Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Not vulnerable
|
focal |
Not vulnerable
|
|
groovy |
Not vulnerable
|
|
hirsute |
Not vulnerable
|
|
impish |
Not vulnerable
|
|
jammy |
Not vulnerable
|
|
kinetic |
Not vulnerable
|
|
lunar |
Not vulnerable
|
|
mantic |
Not vulnerable
|
|
noble |
Not vulnerable
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
xenial |
Not vulnerable
|
|
xpdf Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
focal |
Does not exist
|
|
groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
hirsute |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
impish |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
jammy |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
|
kinetic |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
|
lunar |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
|
mantic |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
|
noble |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
xenial |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 7.8 |
Attack vector | Local |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | Required |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |