Bug 2279470 (CVE-2024-4568)

Summary: CVE-2024-4568 xpdf: loop in the PDF resources leads to infinite recursion
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: Rohit Keshri <rkeshri>
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Fixed In Version: xpdf 4.06 Doc Type: If docs needed, set a value
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A flaw was found in Xpdf. A PDF object loop in the PDF resources can lead to infinite recursion and a stack overflow, resulting in an application crash.
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Bug Depends On: 2279472, 2279471, 2279473    
Bug Blocks: 2279474    

Description Rohit Keshri 2024-05-07 06:15:32 UTC
In Xpdf 4.05 (and earlier), a PDF object loop in the PDF resources leads to infinite recursion and a stack overflow.

https://www.xpdfreader.com/security-bug/object-loops.html

Comment 1 Rohit Keshri 2024-05-07 06:17:13 UTC
Created xpdf tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: epel-7 [bug 2279471]
Affects: epel-8 [bug 2279472]
Affects: fedora-all [bug 2279473]