CVE-2024-4568 describes a stack overflow vulnerability in Xpdf 4.05 and earlier versions, caused by an infinite recursion when processing malformed PDF resources containing object loops. This flaw carries a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating that a local attacker with low privileges could trigger a denial-of-service condition, rendering the application unusable. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.05CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xpdfreader:xpdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 0, <= 4.05CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:xpdf:xpdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.