CVE-2019-16115: glyphandcog xpdfreader Out-of-bounds Read
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2019-16115 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in glyphandcog xpdfreader. EPSS estimates a 1.06% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1Timeline
- 08-09-2019PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In Xpdf 4.01.01, a stack-based buffer under-read could be triggered in IdentityFunction::transform in Function.cc, used by GfxAxialShading::getColor. It can, for example, be triggered by sending a crafted PDF document to the pdftoppm tool. It allows an attacker to use a crafted PDF file to cause Denial of Service or possibly unspecified other impact.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
1.06%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
64%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.06% on 20-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (forum.xpdfreader.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Suse10 products
- poppler-qt&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5< 0.43.0-16.28.1
- poppler-qt&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5< 0.43.0-16.28.1
- poppler-qt&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5< 0.43.0-16.28.1
- poppler&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4< 0.79.0-150200.3.14.1
- poppler&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5< 0.79.0-150200.3.14.1
Glyphandcog1 product
- xpdfreader4.01.01
Opensuse1 product
- poppler&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.4< 0.79.0-150200.3.14.1
Ubuntu1 product
- ipeAll versions (No fix recorded)
4 vendors · 13 products