Bug 2275827 (CVE-2024-3900)

Summary: CVE-2024-3900 xpdf: out-of-bounds array write
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: Robb Gatica <rgatica>
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An out-of-bounds array write was found in Xpdf, which may be triggered by a long Unicode sequence in ActualText. This issue can lead to an application crash, causing a denial of service.
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Bug Depends On: 2275828, 2275829    
Bug Blocks: 2275825    

Description Robb Gatica 2024-04-18 00:05:22 UTC
Out-of-bounds array write in Xpdf 4.05 and earlier, triggered by long Unicode sequence in ActualText.

https://www.xpdfreader.com/security-bug/CVE-2024-3900.html

Comment 1 Robb Gatica 2024-04-18 00:06:29 UTC
Created xpdf tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: epel-all [bug 2275828]
Affects: fedora-all [bug 2275829]