CVE-2024-4568 - CVE House
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Status published Low CVE-2024-4568

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

Vulnerability Description

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

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Ximing Fan, from School of Cyber Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, China

References

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Xpdf
Vulnerable Versions:
0

Timeline

Official Publish: May 6th, 2024
Last Modified: August 1st, 2024
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-674

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.