6.8

CVE-2011-0764: foolabs xpdf Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 6.8v2.0MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2011-0764
Published 31-03-2011Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2011-0764 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in foolabs xpdf. EPSS estimates a 13.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.8/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
13.05%
0%100%
Medium · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 4
DSA-2388-1RHSA-2012:0062RHSA-2012:0137RHSA-2012:1201

Timeline

  1. 31-03-2011
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

t1lib 5.1.2 and earlier, as used in Xpdf before 3.02pl6, teTeX, and other products, uses an invalid pointer in conjunction with a dereference operation, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Type 1 font in a PDF document, as demonstrated by testz.2184122398.pdf.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

13.05%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

96%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 13.05% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
13.05%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • xpdf< 3.02-9
Foolabs1 product
  • xpdf0.5a | 0.7a | 0.91a | 0.91b | 0.91c | 0.92a | 0.92b | 0.92c | 0.92d | 0.92e | 0.93a | 0.93b | 0.93c | 1.00a | 3.0.1 | 3.02pl1 | 3.02pl2 | 3.02pl3 | 3.02pl4
Glyphandcog1 product
  • xpdfreader≤ 3.02 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.80 | 0.90 | 0.91 | 0.92 | 0.93 | 1.00 | 1.01 | 2.00 | 2.01 | 2.02 | 2.03 | 3.00 | 3.01 | 3.02
T1lib1 product
  • t1lib≤ 5.1.2 | 0.1:alpha | 0.2:beta | 0.3:beta | 0.4:beta | 0.5:beta | 0.6:beta | 0.7:beta | 0.8:beta | 0.9 | 0.9.1 | 0.9.2 | 1.0 | 1.0.1 | 1.1.0 | 1.1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3.1 | 5.0.0 | 5.0.1 | 5.0.2 | 5.1.0 | 5.1.1

4 vendors · 4 products

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