PT-2019-13242 · Xpdf · Xpdf

Toorto · Published 2019-07-04 · Updated 2020-08-24 · CVE-2019-13291

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Xpdf version 4.01.01

Description The issue is a heap-based buffer over-read in the DCTStream::readScan() function, located at Stream.cc. This can be triggered by sending a crafted PDF document to the pdftops tool, potentially allowing an attacker to cause Information Disclosure.

Recommendations For Xpdf version 4.01.01, consider restricting the use of the pdftops tool until a patch is available, and avoid processing crafted PDF documents to minimize the risk of exploitation. 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-2019-13291

Affected Products

Xpdf

References · 7

• 🔥 https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=41818 · Exploit
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-13291 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-13291 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-13291 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-13291 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-13291 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/214 · Telegram Post