Out-of-bounds read in xpdf - CVE-2019-14294
Published: July 29, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU19529
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-14294
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Glyph & Cog
Affected software:
xpdf
xpdf
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition when processing PDF files within the JPXStream::fillReadBuf() function in JPXStream.cc. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted PDF file, pass it to the affected application, trigger out-of-bounds read error and perform denial of service attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-14294
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.