5.5

CVE-2019-15860: glyphandcog xpdfreader NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSS: 5.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2019-15860
Published 03-09-2019Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-15860 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in glyphandcog xpdfreader. EPSS estimates a 0.87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 58.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
32/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.87%
0%100%
Low · -0.40 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1github

Timeline

  1. 03-09-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Xpdf 2.00 allows a SIGSEGV in XRef::constructXRef in XRef.cc. NOTE: 2.00 is a version from November 2002.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.87%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

58%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.40 pp

From 1.27% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.87%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • githubUnverified

    B5De893Bb2E51A4C846C5A0Caa13B666

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Glyphandcog1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • ipeAll versions (No fix recorded)

2 vendors · 2 products

References

3 links