CVE-2019-9877 (GCVE-0-2019-9877)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-03-19 18:16 – Updated: 2024-08-04 22:01
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://research.loginsoft.com/bugs/invalid-memor… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=41265 | x_refsource_MISC |
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