Bug 2271911 (CVE-2024-2971)

Summary:	CVE-2024-2971 xpdf: negative object number in an indirect reference in a PDF file can cause an out-of-bounds array write
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Patrick Del Bello <pdelbell>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security <prodsec-ir-bot>
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Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Fixed In Version:	Xpdf 4.06	Doc Type:	---
Doc Text:	A vulnerability was found in Xpdf. A negative object number in an indirect reference in a PDF file can cause an out-of-bounds array write.	Story Points:	---
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Bug Depends On:	2271912, 2271913
Bug Blocks:	2271910

Description Patrick Del Bello 2024-03-27 17:37:29 UTC

Out-of-bounds array write in Xpdf 4.05 and earlier, triggered by negative object number in indirect reference in the input PDF file.

https://www.xpdfreader.com/security-bug/CVE-2024-2971.html

Comment 1 Patrick Del Bello 2024-03-27 17:37:55 UTC

Created xpdf tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: epel-all [bug 2271912]
Affects: fedora-all [bug 2271913]