CVE-2019-9589

There is a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in PSOutputDev::setupResources() located in PSOutputDev.cc in Xpdf 4.01

published March 6, 2019

CVSS
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EPSS
1%
Percentile
67.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01198 · 67.9th percentile
Published
2019-03-06T08:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 06 MAR 08:00Z
    There is a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in PSOutputDev::setupResources() located in PSOutputDev.cc in Xpdf 4.01
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