NULL pointer dereference in xpdf - CVE-2019-10022
Published: March 25, 2019 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU36043
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10022
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Glyph & Cog
Affected software:
xpdf
xpdf
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dreference error in function Gfx::opSetExtGState in Gfx.cc. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-10022
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.