Vulnerability Details : CVE-2019-13288

In Xpdf 4.01.01, the Parser::getObj() function in Parser.cc may cause infinite recursion via a crafted file. A remote attacker can leverage this for a DoS attack. This is similar to CVE-2018-16646.

Vulnerability category: Denial of service

Published 2019-07-04 22:15:11

Updated 2020-08-24 17:37:01

Source MITRE

View at NVD, CVE.org

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-13288

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.09%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 36 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2019-13288

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Source
4.3	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P	8.6	2.9	nvd@nist.gov
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Medium Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: None Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: Partial
5.5	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H	1.8	3.6	nvd@nist.gov
Attack Vector: Local Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: Required Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: None Integrity: None Availability: High

CWE ids for CVE-2019-13288

CWE-674 Uncontrolled Recursion

The product does not properly control the amount of recursion that takes place, consuming excessive resources, such as allocated memory or the program stack.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2019-13288

https://github.com/PanguL4b/pocs/tree/master/xpdf/stack-overflow_dos_Parser__getObj

pocs/xpdf/stack-overflow_dos_Parser__getObj at master · PanguL4b/pocs · GitHub
Exploit;Third Party Advisory

Products affected by CVE-2019-13288

Glyphandcog » Xpdfreader » Version: 4.01.01
cpe:2.3:a:glyphandcog:xpdfreader:4.01.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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