VDB
CVE-2020-24996
CVE-2020-24996
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH
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.
EPSS 1.05% · 61.7th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
1.05%
61.7th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:25.10 | ipe | 0, 7.2.30-1build1 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | ipe | 7.1.10-1, 7.1.4-2.1, 7.1.10-1.1 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | ipe | 7.2.13-2, 0, 7.2.13-2build1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | ipe | 7.2.28-2.1build4, 0, 7.2.27+dfsg1-2 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | ipe | 0, 7.2.7-2, 7.2.7-3 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | ipe | 7.2.24+dfsg1-1build1, 0, 7.2.24+dfsg1-1 |
Timeline
- Sep 3, 2020 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 25, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jan 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 1, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 8, 2022 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-24996 third-party-advisory
- https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=42028 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-24996 third-party-advisory