7.8

CVE-2019-9589: glyphandcog xpdfreader NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSS: 7.8v3.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2019-9589
Published 06-03-2019Last modified 04-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-9589 is a high (CVSS 7.8) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in glyphandcog xpdfreader. EPSS estimates a 1.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 67.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
41/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.20%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2reference

Timeline

  1. 06-03-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

There is a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in PSOutputDev::setupResources() located in PSOutputDev.cc in Xpdf 4.01. It can be triggered by sending a crafted pdf file to (for example) the pdftops binary. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.20%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

68%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.20% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
1.20%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

2 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (research.loginsoft.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (forum.xpdfreader.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Glyphandcog1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • poppler< 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.13 | < 0.62.0-2ubuntu2.8

2 vendors · 2 products

References

4 links