Description
Xpdf 4.02 allows stack consumption because of an incorrect subroutine reference in a Type 1C font charstring, related to the FoFiType1C::getOp() function.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | ipe | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | ipe | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | ipe | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | ipe | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | ipe | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | ipe | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | ipe | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | ipe | No fix yet | — |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | xpdf | 4.03-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | xpdf | 4.03-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | xpdf | 4.03-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.21 | xpdf | 4.03-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.20 | xpdf | 4.03-r0 | — |
Show 7 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.19 | xpdf | 4.03-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.18 | xpdf | 4.03-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.17 | xpdf | 4.03-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.16 | xpdf | 4.03-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.15 | xpdf | 4.03-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.14 | xpdf | 4.03-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.13 | xpdf | 4.03-r0 | — |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2024-1035 xpdf: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of Service BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · May 6, 2024
References
- https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=42066
- FEDORA-2021-4a437fe032 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2021-013d9a30e0 vendor-advisory