CVE-2020-24996
No fix known EPSS 1%
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.
Products: xpdfreader xpdf
Distro releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | ipe | no fix |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | ipe | no fix |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | ipe | no fix |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | ipe | no fix |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | ipe | no fix |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | ipe | no fix |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | ipe | no fix |
| Ubuntu 26.10 | ipe | no fix |