CVE-2019-9588

There is an Invalid memory access in gAtomicIncrement() located at GMutex.h 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.

Score

CVSS 3.0 7.8 High

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2019-03-06

Last modified

2024-08-04

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected products

• Xpdfreader (Glyphandcog)

References

• https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=41261
• https://research.loginsoft.com/bugs/invalid-memory-access-in-gatomiccounter-gatomicincrement-xpdf-4-01/