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CVE-2020-24996

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 1.05%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2020-09-03 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2020-24996
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
1.05%

Original NVD 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.