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CVE-2024-3900: Out-of-bounds stack array write in Xpdf 4.05 due to missing zero check

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-04-17 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-787

Description

Out-of-bounds array write in Xpdf 4.05 and earlier, triggered by long Unicode sequence in ActualText.

Affected products

• Xpdf: through 4.05

References

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

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