CVE-2020-24996

Published Sep 3, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
There is an invalid memory access in the function TextString::~TextString() located in Catalog.cc in Xpdf 4.0.2. It can be triggered by (for example) 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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-17696 There is an invalid memory access in the function TextString::~TextString() located in Catalog.cc in Xpdf 4.0.2. It can be triggered by (for example) 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 3:26 PM
Reserved
Aug 28, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 3, 2020, 11:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:06 AM