Is CVE-2024-7868 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-7868 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-7868?

CVE-2024-7868 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.2 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-7868?

CVE-2024-7868 has an EPSS score of 0.39% (31th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-7868

HIGH

8.2

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-457 CWE-908

How to fix

Remediation Available

xpdfNVD

Affected:< 4.06Fixed in:4.06CVE-2024-7868derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.39%probability of exploitation in 30 days

31stpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 31% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

xpdfreader.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-10-06.