5.5

CVE-2019-13288: glyphandcog xpdfreader Uncontrolled Recursion

CVSS: 5.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2019-13288
Published 04-07-2019Last modified 04-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-13288 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Uncontrolled Recursion vulnerability in glyphandcog xpdfreader. EPSS estimates a 4.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
33/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
4.56%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1github

Timeline

  1. 04-07-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

4.56%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

92%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 4.56% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
4.56%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • githubUnverified

    Pocs

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Glyphandcog1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • poppler< 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.14 | < 0.62.0-2ubuntu2.9

2 vendors · 2 products

References

3 links