Buffer overflow in Pdfresurrect Project
CVE-2019-14934
An issue was discovered in PDFResurrect before 0.18. pdf_load_pages_kids in pdf.c doesn't validate a certain size value, which leads to a malloc failure and out-of-bounds write.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.011 (62.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Pdfresurrect_project Pdfresurrect
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 9.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 29, 30, 31
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-14934?
- CVE-2019-14934 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pdfresurrect Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-08-11.
- How severe is CVE-2019-14934?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.