There is an invalid memory access in the function TextString::~TextString() located in Catalog.cc in Xpdf 4.0.2. It can be triggered by (for example) sending a crafted pdf file to the pdftohtml binary, which allows a remote attacker to cause a Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-17696 There is an invalid memory access in the function TextString::~TextString() located in Catalog.cc in Xpdf 4.0.2. It can be triggered by (for example) sending a crafted pdf file to the pdftohtml binary, which allows a remote attacker to cause a Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-04T15:26:09.043Z

Reserved: 2020-08-28T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2020-24996

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-09-03T23:15:09.760

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:16:25.017

Link: CVE-2020-24996

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