Vulnerability in Tecnick Tcpdf

CVE-2024-56520

An issue was discovered in tc-lib-pdf-font before 2.6.4, as used in TCPDF before 6.8.0 and other products. Fonts are mishandled, e.g., FontBBox for Type 1 and TrueType fonts is misparsed.

EPSS: 0.005 (40.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-56520?
CVE-2024-56520 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tecnick Tcpdf. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2024-12-27.
How severe is CVE-2024-56520?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-56520 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.