CVE-2019-9877
published 2019-03-21CVE-2019-9877: There is an invalid memory access vulnerability in the function TextPage::findGaps() located at TextOutputDev.c in Xpdf 4.01, which can (for example) be…
PriorityP432high7.8CVSS 3.0
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
1.14%
64.4th percentile
There is an invalid memory access vulnerability in the function TextPage::findGaps() located at TextOutputDev.c in Xpdf 4.01, which can (for example) be triggered by sending a crafted pdf file to the pdftops binary. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
Affected
5 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | xpdf | — | — |
| freedesktop | poppler | >= 0 < 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.13 | 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.13 |
| freedesktop | poppler | >= 0 < 0.62.0-2ubuntu2.8 | 0.62.0-2ubuntu2.8 |
| glyphandcog | xpdf | — | — |
| xpdfreader | xpdf | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.07.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.06.8MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
osv7.8HIGH
vendor_debian7.8LOW
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Debian
CVE-2019-9877: xpdf - There is an invalid memory access vulnerability in the function TextPage::findGa...
vendor_debian·2019·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2019-9877 [HIGH] CVE-2019-9877: xpdf - There is an invalid memory access vulnerability in the function TextPage::findGa...
There is an invalid memory access vulnerability in the function TextPage::findGaps() located at TextOutputDev.c in Xpdf 4.01, which can (for example) be triggered by sending a crafted pdf file to the pdftops binary. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved
bullseye: resolved
forky: resolved
sid: resolved
trixie: resolved
Debian
CVE-2019-16927: xpdf - Xpdf 4.01.01 has an out-of-bounds write in the vertProfile part of the TextPage:...
vendor_debian·2019·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2019-16927 [MEDIUM] CVE-2019-16927: xpdf - Xpdf 4.01.01 has an out-of-bounds write in the vertProfile part of the TextPage:...
Xpdf 4.01.01 has an out-of-bounds write in the vertProfile part of the TextPage::findGaps function in TextOutputDev.cc, a different vulnerability than CVE-2019-9877.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved
bullseye: resolved
forky: resolved
sid: resolved
trixie: resolved
GHSA
GHSA-m4wm-6m9w-6hxj: Xpdf 4
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-24·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2019-16927 [HIGH] CWE-787 GHSA-m4wm-6m9w-6hxj: Xpdf 4
Xpdf 4.01.01 has an out-of-bounds write in the vertProfile part of the TextPage::findGaps function in TextOutputDev.cc, a different vulnerability than CVE-2019-9877.
GHSA
GHSA-3pv6-grgx-9mv9: There is an invalid memory access vulnerability in the function TextPage::findGaps() located at TextOutputDev
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2019-9877 [HIGH] CWE-125 GHSA-3pv6-grgx-9mv9: There is an invalid memory access vulnerability in the function TextPage::findGaps() located at TextOutputDev
There is an invalid memory access vulnerability in the function TextPage::findGaps() located at TextOutputDev.c in Xpdf 4.01, which can (for example) be triggered by sending a crafted pdf file to the pdftops binary. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
OSV
CVE-2019-16927: Xpdf 4
osv·2019-09-27·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2019-16927 [MEDIUM] CVE-2019-16927: Xpdf 4
Xpdf 4.01.01 has an out-of-bounds write in the vertProfile part of the TextPage::findGaps function in TextOutputDev.cc, a different vulnerability than CVE-2019-9877.
OSV
CVE-2019-9877: There is an invalid memory access vulnerability in the function TextPage::findGaps() located at TextOutputDev
osv·2019-03-21·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2019-9877 [HIGH] CVE-2019-9877: There is an invalid memory access vulnerability in the function TextPage::findGaps() located at TextOutputDev
There is an invalid memory access vulnerability in the function TextPage::findGaps() located at TextOutputDev.c in Xpdf 4.01, which can (for example) be triggered by sending a crafted pdf file to the pdftops binary. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2019-16927 xpdf: out-of-bounds write in the vertProfile part of the TextPage::findGaps function in TextOutputDev.cc
bugzilla·2019-12-02·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2019-16927 [MEDIUM] CVE-2019-16927 xpdf: out-of-bounds write in the vertProfile part of the TextPage::findGaps function in TextOutputDev.cc
CVE-2019-16927 xpdf: out-of-bounds write in the vertProfile part of the TextPage::findGaps function in TextOutputDev.cc
Xpdf 4.01.01 has an out-of-bounds write in the vertProfile part of the TextPage::findGaps function in TextOutputDev.cc, a different vulnerability than CVE-2019-9877.
External Reference:
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2019/CVE-2019-16927.html
Discussion:
Created xpdf tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: epel-all [bug 1778743]
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1778742]
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This CVE Bugzilla entry is for community support informational purposes only as it does not affect a package in a commercially supported Red Hat product. Refer to the dependent bugs for status of those individual community products.
Bugzilla
CVE-2019-9877 CVE-2019-9878 xpdf: various flaws [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2019-03-22·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2019-9877 [HIGH] CVE-2019-9877 CVE-2019-9878 xpdf: various flaws [fedora-all]
CVE-2019-9877 CVE-2019-9878 xpdf: various flaws [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects multiple supported versions of Fedora. While
Bugzilla
CVE-2019-9877 xpdf: invalid memory access in function TextPage::findGaps() in TextOutputDev.c leads to sdos
bugzilla·2019-03-22·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2019-9877 [HIGH] CVE-2019-9877 xpdf: invalid memory access in function TextPage::findGaps() in TextOutputDev.c leads to sdos
CVE-2019-9877 xpdf: invalid memory access in function TextPage::findGaps() in TextOutputDev.c leads to sdos
There is an invalid memory access vulnerability in the function TextPage::findGaps() located at TextOutputDev.c in Xpdf 4.01, which can (for example) be triggered by sending a crafted pdf file to the pdftops binary. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
Reference:
https://research.loginsoft.com/vulnerability/invalid-memory-access-in-textpagefindgaps-xpdf-4-01/
Discussion:
Created xpdf tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1691672]
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Created xpdf tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: epel-all [bug 1691673]
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This CVE Bugzilla entry is for community support informational purposes
Bugzilla
CVE-2019-9877 CVE-2019-9878 xpdf: various flaws [epel-all]
bugzilla·2019-03-22·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2019-9877 [HIGH] CVE-2019-9877 CVE-2019-9878 xpdf: various flaws [epel-all]
CVE-2019-9877 CVE-2019-9878 xpdf: various flaws [epel-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of epel-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects multiple supported versions of Fedora EPEL. Whil
2019-03-21
Published