CVE-2019-9877
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2019-9877 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2019-03-21 16:01:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2021-07-21 11:39:00 UTC |
| Description | There is an invalid memory access vulnerability in the function TextPage::findGaps() located at TextOutputDev.c in Xpdf 4.01, which can (for example) be triggered by sending a crafted pdf file to the pdftops binary. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-125 | CWE-787
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Xpdfreader | Xpdf | 4.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Xpdfreader | Xpdf | 4.0.1 | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| invalid memory access in TextPage::findGaps() – xpdf-4.01 - forum.xpdfreader.com | MISC | forum.xpdfreader.com | Vendor Advisory |
| CVE-2019-9877: Invalid memory access in TextPage::findGaps() - xpdf-4.01 - Loginsoft Research | MISC | research.loginsoft.com | Exploit, Third Party Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 690709 Free Berkeley Software Distribution (FreeBSD) Security Update for xpdf (791e8f79-e7d1-11e9-8b31-206a8a720317)