Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 15, 2024· Updated Oct 6, 2025
Uninitialized variable in Xpdf 4.05 due to invalid JPEG header
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.
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