CVE-2019-13282

In Xpdf 4.01.01, a heap-based buffer over-read could be triggered in SampledFunction::transform in Function.cc when using a large index for samples. It can, for example, be triggered by sending a crafted PDF document to the pdftotext tool. It allows an attacker to use a crafted pdf file to cause Denial of Service or an information leak, or possibly have unspecified other impact.

Score

CVSS 3.1 7.8 High

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2019-07-04

Last modified

2024-08-04

Weaknesses

CWE-125

Affected products

• Fedora (Fedoraproject)
• Xpdfreader (Glyphandcog)

References

• https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=41842
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DJJD7X3ES7ZHJUY2R3DAVC…
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FWEWFUVITPA3Y6F4A5SJSR…
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TNIJWRYTCLGV35WGIHYTMM…