Vulnerability Details : CVE-2019-9587
Potential exploit
There is a stack consumption issue in md5Round1() located in Decrypt.cc in Xpdf 4.01. It can be triggered by sending a crafted pdf file to (for example) the pdfimages binary. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact. This is related to Catalog::countPageTree.
Vulnerability category: Memory CorruptionDenial of service
Products affected by CVE-2019-9587
- cpe:2.3:a:glyphandcog:xpdfreader:4.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-9587
0.25%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 45 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2019-9587
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6.8
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
8.6
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6.4
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NIST | |
|
7.8
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HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.8
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5.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2019-9587
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The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2019-9587
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https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=41263
Stack based buffer overflow vulnerability in function md5Round1( ) – xpdf-4.01 - forum.xpdfreader.comExploit;Third Party Advisory
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https://research.loginsoft.com/bugs/stack-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-function-md5round1-xpdf-4-01/
CVE-2019-9587: Stack consumption issue in function md5Round1( ) - xpdf-4.01 - Loginsoft ResearchExploit;Third Party Advisory
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