Xpdf up to 4.05 Page Box divide by zero

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Xpdf up to 4.05. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Page Box Handler. The manipulation leads to divide by zero. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2024-7867. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Xpdf up to 4.05. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Page Box Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a divide by zero vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-369. The product divides a value by zero. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

In Xpdf 4.05 (and earlier), very large coordinates in a page box can cause an integer overflow and divide-by-zero.

The weakness was published by Xiaobaozidi. It is possible to read the advisory at xpdfreader.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-7867 since 08/15/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 277586 (Fedora 43 : texlive-base / xpdf (2025-7c5b6a3bcb)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (277586). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Divide by zero
CWE: CWE-369 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 277586
Nessus Name: Fedora 43 : texlive-base / xpdf (2025-7c5b6a3bcb)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/15/2024 🔍
08/16/2024 +1 days 🔍
08/16/2024 +0 days 🔍
12/06/2025 +476 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xpdfreader.com
Researcher: Xiaobaozidi
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-7867 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-7867
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-274835

Entryinfo

Created: 08/16/2024 09:05
Updated: 12/06/2025 00:44
Changes: 08/16/2024 09:05 (66), 08/20/2024 12:48 (1), 08/29/2024 06:11 (11), 03/14/2025 14:52 (3), 12/06/2025 00:44 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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