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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2019-12958

In Xpdf 4.01.01, a heap-based buffer over-read could be triggered in FoFiType1C::convertToType0 in fofi/FoFiType1C.cc when it is trying to access the second privateDicts array element, because the privateDicts array has only one element allocated.

MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 1.16%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.16%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

In Xpdf 4.01.01, a heap-based buffer over-read could be triggered in FoFiType1C::convertToType0 in fofi/FoFiType1C.cc when it is trying to access the second privateDicts array element, because the privateDicts array has only one element allocated.

CVSS 3.0
5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
1.16% probability · 67th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-125
Affected
glyphandcog/xpdfreader
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%3%5%27 October 2026: 1.16%27 October 202627 October 2026

EPSS 1.2% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.