Resource exhaustion in Glyphandcog Xpdfreader
CVE-2019-9587
There is a stack consumption issue in md5Round1() located in Decrypt.cc in Xpdf 4.01. It can be triggered by sending a crafted pdf file to (for example) the pdfimages binary. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact. This is related to Catalog::countPageTree.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
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: 0.012 (66.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 67th percentile — 66.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Glyphandcog Xpdfreader — versions 4.01
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- research.loginsoft.com/bugs/stack-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-functi… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-9587?
- CVE-2019-9587 is a high-severity vulnerability in Glyphandcog Xpdfreader, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-03-06.
- How severe is CVE-2019-9587?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-9587 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.