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.

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

EPSS: 0.011 (62.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Glyphandcog Xpdfreader — versions 4.01.01
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

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.