Use After Free in Glyphandcog Xpdfreader

CVE-2019-13289

In Xpdf 4.01.01, there is a use-after-free vulnerability in the function JBIG2Stream::close() located at JBIG2Stream.cc. It can, for example, be triggered by sending a crafted PDF document to the pdftoppm tool.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (65.1th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 65th percentile — 65.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2019-13289: held from 0.011 to 0.011.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-13289?
CVE-2019-13289 is a high-severity vulnerability in Glyphandcog Xpdfreader, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-07-04.
How severe is CVE-2019-13289?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-13289 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.