CVE-2019-9877

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.

CVSS v3.0 NVD

7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 NVD

6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS

1.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 66th percentile

Published

2019-03-19

Updated

2024-08-04

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://research.loginsoft.com/bugs/invalid-memory-access-in-textpagefindgaps-xpdf-4-01/

Security advisories

• https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=41265
• https://research.loginsoft.com/bugs/invalid-memory-access-in-textpagefindgaps-xpdf-4-01

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry