VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2019-9589
There is a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in PSOutputDev::setupResources() located in PSOutputDev.cc in Xpdf 4.01.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.20%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.20%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
There is a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in PSOutputDev::setupResources() located in PSOutputDev.cc in Xpdf 4.01. It can be triggered by sending a crafted pdf file to (for example) the pdftops binary. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.20% probability · 66th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- glyphandcog/xpdfreader
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=41262Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://research.loginsoft.com/bugs/null-pointer-dereference-vulnerability-in-function-psoutputdevsetupresources-xpdf-4-01/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=41262Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://research.loginsoft.com/bugs/null-pointer-dereference-vulnerability-in-function-psoutputdevsetupresources-xpdf-4-01/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.