CVE-2019-14288: glyphandcog xpdfreader Integer Overflow or Wraparound

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-14288 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Integer Overflow or Wraparound vulnerability in glyphandcog xpdfreader. EPSS estimates a 1.04% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Timeline

1. 27-07-2019
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An issue was discovered in Xpdf 4.01.01. There is an Integer overflow in the function JBIG2Bitmap::combine at JBIG2Stream.cc for the "one byte per line" case.

• CWE-190Integer Overflow or WraparoundThe product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This occurs when an integer value is incremented to a value that is too large to store in the associated representation. When this occurs, the value may become a very small or negative number.