VDB
CVE-2019-12957
CVE-2019-12957
REJECTED
In Xpdf 4.01.01, a buffer over-read could be triggered in FoFiType1C::convertToType1 in fofi/FoFiType1C.cc when the index number is larger than the charset array bounds. It can, for example, be triggered by sending a crafted PDF document to the pdftops tool. It allows an attacker to use a crafted pdf file to cause Denial of Service or an information leak, or possibly have unspecified other impact.
EPSS 0.28% · 51.6th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.28%
51.6th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | poppler | 0, 0.57.0-2ubuntu4, 0.62.0-2ubuntu1 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | poppler | 0, 0.37.0-0ubuntu1, 0.41.0-0ubuntu1 |
Exploit Intelligence
- https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=41813 (nist-nvd)
- FEDORA-2019-a457286734 (circl)
- FEDORA-2019-01da705767 (circl)
- FEDORA-2019-759ba8202b (circl)
Timeline
- Jun 24, 2019 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 24, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jan 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- Apr 1, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 1, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-12957 third-party-advisory
- https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=41813 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-12957 third-party-advisory