CVE-2019-9589

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.

Score

CVSS 3.0 7.8 High

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2019-03-06

Last modified

2024-08-04

Weaknesses

CWE-476

Affected products

• Xpdfreader (Glyphandcog)

References

• https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=41262
• https://research.loginsoft.com/bugs/null-pointer-dereference-vulnerability-in-function-psoutputdevsetupresources-xpdf-4…