High severity8.2NVD Advisory· Published Aug 15, 2024· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2024-7868
CVE-2024-7868
Description
In Xpdf 4.05 (and earlier), invalid header info in a DCT (JPEG) stream can lead to an uninitialized variable in the DCT decoder. The proof-of-concept PDF file causes a segfault attempting to read from an invalid address.
Affected products
3Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- www.xpdfreader.com/security-bug/CVE-2024-7868.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
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