CVE-2024-28699

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Published Apr 22, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

A buffer overflow vulnerability in pdf2json v0.70 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the GString::copy() and ImgOutputDev::ImgOutputDev function.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.371% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/flexpaper/pdf2json
https://github.com/flexpaper/pdf2json/issues/52

History

Feb 26, 2026 12:15 PM First appearance in the feed. Affected versions updated. Affected vendors updated. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Json Json pdf2json
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:json:pdf2json:0.70:::::::*
Vendors & Products		Json Json pdf2json
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Json Pdf2json

Weaknesses

CWE-94

Sources

CVE record Updated: Jul 9, 2026, 12:30 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Apr 22, 2024, 12:00 AM
Updated: Jul 9, 2026, 12:30 AM
Reserved: Mar 8, 2024, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Jul 9, 2026, 12:30 AM

Updated: Jul 9, 2026, 12:30 AM

NVD Updated: Jul 9, 2026, 1:18 AM

Status: Deferred
Published: Apr 22, 2024, 3:15 PM
Modified: Jul 9, 2026, 1:18 AM

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