CVE-2019-16115

CVSS V2 Medium 6.8 CVSS V3 High 7.8

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.

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2019-16115

Assigner
cve@mitre.org

Vulnerability Status
Analyzed

Published Version
2019-09-08T22:15:11

Last Modified Date
2020-08-24T17:37:01

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-125	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/125.html

CPE Configuration (Product)

CPE	Vulnerable	Operator	Version Start	Version End
cpe:2.3:a:glyphandcog:xpdfreader:4.01.01:::::::*	1	OR

CVSS Version 2

Version
2.0

Vector String
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector
NETWORK

Access Compatibility
MEDIUM

Authentication
NONE

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL

Integrity Impact
PARTIAL

Availability Impact
PARTIAL

Base Score
6.8

Severity
MEDIUM

Exploitability Score
8.6

Impact Score
6.4

CVSS Version 3

Version
3.1

Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL

Attack Compatibility
LOW

Privileges Required
NONE

User Interaction
REQUIRED

Scope
UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact
HIGH

Availability Impact
HIGH

Base Score
7.8

Base Severity
HIGH

Exploitability Score
1.8

Impact Score
5.9

References

Reference URL	Reference Tags
https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=41872	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16115
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-16115

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2022-05-10 16:35:59				Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-04 02:23:09	2019-09-08T22:15Z	2019-09-08T22:15:11	CVE Published Date	updated
2022-12-04 02:23:09		2020-08-24T17:37:01	CVE Modified Date	updated
2022-12-04 02:23:09		Analyzed	Vulnerability Status	updated