What is CVE-2020-24999?

CVE-2020-24999 is a high-severity vulnerability in Xpdfreader Xpdf, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-09-03.

How severe is CVE-2020-24999?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-24999 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Xpdfreader Xpdf

CVE-2020-24999

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 (Segmentati…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.011 (60.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Xpdfreader Xpdf — versions 4.0.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-24999?: CVE-2020-24999 is a high-severity vulnerability in Xpdfreader Xpdf, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-09-03.
How severe is CVE-2020-24999?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-24999 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.