Out-of-bounds Read in Pdfalto_project Pdfalto
CVE-2019-9878
There is an invalid memory access in the function GfxIndexedColorSpace::mapColorToBase() located in GfxState.cc in Xpdf 4.0.0, as used in pdfalto 0.2. It can be triggered by (for example) sending a crafted pdf file to the pdftops binary. I…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.012 (64.8th 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
- Pdfalto_project Pdfalto — versions 0.2
- Xpdfreader Xpdf — versions 4.0.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-9878?
- CVE-2019-9878 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pdfalto_project Pdfalto, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-03-21.
- How severe is CVE-2019-9878?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-9878 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.