Vulnerability in Snowtide Pdfxstream

CVE-2019-17063

In Snowtide PDFxStream before 3.7.1 (for Java), a crafted PDF file can trigger an extremely long running computation because of page-tree mishandling.

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (56.2th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 56th percentile — 56.2% 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-2019-17063: held from 0.008 to 0.008.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-17063?
CVE-2019-17063 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Snowtide Pdfxstream. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-10-01.
How severe is CVE-2019-17063?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-17063 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.