CVE-2020-24996

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-665

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Sep 3, 2020
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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