CVE-2024-4976 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Out-of-bounds array write in Xpdf 4.05 and earlier, due to missing object type check in AcroForm field reference.

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact Low

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact Low

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Xpdfreader	Xpdf

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:xpdfreader:xpdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

References

Link	Providers
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-4976
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-4976
https://www.xpdfreader.com/security-bug/CVE-2024-4976.html

History

Mon, 02 Jun 2025 14:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-4976

Wed, 28 May 2025 17:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-4976

Thu, 22 May 2025 02:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References
Metrics	threat_severity `None`	threat_severity `Important`

Wed, 29 Jan 2025 16:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Xpdfreader Xpdfreader xpdf
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:xpdfreader:xpdf::::::::
Vendors & Products		Xpdfreader Xpdfreader xpdf
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GandC

Published: 2024-05-15T20:34:24.716Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T20:55:10.484Z

Reserved: 2024-05-15T20:23:00.257Z

Link: CVE-2024-4976

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-01T20:55:10.484Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-05-15T21:15:09.560

Modified: 2025-01-29T16:11:00.080

Link: CVE-2024-4976

Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2024-05-15T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2024-4976 - Bugzilla

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