5.5

CVE-2019-16088: glyphandcog xpdfreader Uncontrolled Recursion

CVSS: 5.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2019-16088
Published 06-09-2019Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-16088 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Uncontrolled Recursion vulnerability in glyphandcog xpdfreader. EPSS estimates a 0.90% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 59.2% 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
0.90%
0%100%
Low · -0.60 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1github

Timeline

  1. 06-09-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Xpdf 3.04 has a SIGSEGV in XRef::fetch in XRef.cc after many recursive calls to Catalog::countPageTree in Catalog.cc.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.90%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

59%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.60 pp

From 1.50% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.90%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • githubUnverified

    3D9E90Ea5Ae0799305B4C7Ec66E19387

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

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

2 vendors · 2 products

References

3 links