PT-2019-12836 · Xpdf · Xpdf

Published 2019-06-01 · Updated 2019-10-25 · CVE-2019-12515

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.1

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Xpdf version 4.01.01

Description The issue is related to an out-of-bounds read in the FlateStream::getChar() function, located in Stream.cc. This can be triggered by sending a crafted PDF document to the pdftoppm tool, potentially allowing an attacker to cause information disclosure or a denial of service.

Recommendations For Xpdf version 4.01.01, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Out of bounds Read

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-125

Related Identifiers

CVE-2019-12515

Affected Products

Xpdf

References · 9

• 🔥❌ https://github.com/PanguL4b/pocs/tree/master/xpdf/out-of-bounds-read-in-FlateStream__getChar · Exploit, Deleted
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-12515 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12515 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-12515 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-12515 · Vendor Advisory
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DJJD7X3ES7ZHJUY2R3DAVCJPV23R64VK · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-12515 · Security Note
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TNIJWRYTCLGV35WGIHYTMMOPEEOOTIPT · Vendor Advisory
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FWEWFUVITPA3Y6F4A5SJSROKYT7PRH7Q · Vendor Advisory