CVE-2024-7868 Information

Description

In Xpdf 4.05 (and earlier) invalid header info in a DCT (JPEG) stream can lead to an uninitialized variable in the DCT decoder. The proof-of-concept PDF file causes a segfault attempting to read from an invalid address.

Reference

https://www.xpdfreader.com/security-bug/CVE-2024-7868.html