pdftools is a high level tools to convert PDF files to ePUB formats. In versions up to and including 0.5.0 maliciously crafted epub files can cause a stack overflow leading to a crash. This issue has not yet been addressed and users are advised to avoid untrusted input to their systems.
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Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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{'score': 0.00085}

epss

{'score': 0.00092}


Fri, 20 Dec 2024 21:15:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 17 Dec 2024 18:45:00 +0000

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Description pdftools is a high level tools to convert PDF files to ePUB formats. In versions up to and including 0.5.0 maliciously crafted epub files can cause a stack overflow leading to a crash. This issue has not yet been addressed and users are advised to avoid untrusted input to their systems.
Title A stack overflow Segmentation Fault (SEGV) and Memory Leak in pdftools
Weaknesses CWE-121
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2024-12-20T20:58:09.933Z

Reserved: 2024-12-16T17:30:30.068Z

Link: CVE-2024-56139

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-12-20T20:58:05.368Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2024-12-17T19:15:07.010

Modified: 2024-12-20T21:15:09.787

Link: CVE-2024-56139

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