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High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 3, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-24996

CVE-2020-24996

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.

Affected products

3
  • Xpdf/Xpdf2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:xpdfreader:xpdf:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:xpdfreader:xpdf:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: =4.0.2
  • Xpdf/Xpdfdescription

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

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