CVE-2019-13281 — Vulnetix

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CVE-2019-13281 REJECTED

In Xpdf 4.01.01, a heap-based buffer overflow could be triggered in DCTStream::decodeImage() in Stream.cc when writing to frameBuf memory. It can, for example, be triggered by sending a crafted PDF document to the pdftotext tool. It allows an attacker to use a crafted pdf file to cause Denial of Service, an information leak, or possibly unspecified other impact.

EPSS 0.35% · 57.1th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score

0.35%

57.1th percentile

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	poppler	0, 0.33.0-0ubuntu3, 0.37.0-0ubuntu1
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	poppler	0, 0.57.0-2ubuntu4, 0.57.0-2ubuntu5

Timeline

Jul 4, 2019 CVE Published
Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
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References

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-13281 third-party-advisory
https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=41841 third-party-advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-13281 third-party-advisory

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