CVE-2011-1552: foolabs xpdf

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2011-1552 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) vulnerability in foolabs xpdf. EPSS estimates a 10.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 31-03-2011
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

t1lib 5.1.2 and earlier, as used in Xpdf before 3.02pl6, teTeX, and other products, reads from invalid memory locations, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted Type 1 font in a PDF document, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-0764.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.