Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik Fedora · xpdf: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of Service
Affects Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik FedoraSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited : upgrade Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik Fedora to 4.06 when convenient.
Data as of 13 Nov 2026, 20:48 UTC
Rated Medium by Threat Radar's AI analysis · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 4.06
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 26 Mar 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 13 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik Fedora to 4.06.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik Fedora | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Users should upgrade to Xpdf version 4.06 or later to remediate this denial of service vulnerability. No other mitigation actions are indicated.
Description
A vulnerability in Xpdf, a PDF viewer available also for Microsoft Windows, allows for a denial of service (DoS) condition. The issue affects versions prior to 4.06. A fix is available in version 4.06.
References
- wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2024/wid-sec-w-2024-0724.json (opens in a new tab)
- wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2024-0724 (opens in a new tab)
- xpdfreader.com/security-bug/CVE-2024-2971.html (opens in a new tab)
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-2971 (opens in a new tab)
- bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2025-9a55de96db (opens in a new tab)
- bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2025-e72c726192 (opens in a new tab)
- bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2025-5b2095e2c2 (opens in a new tab)
- bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2025-7c5b6a3bcb (opens in a new tab)