CVE-2019-9878
CVSS V2 Medium 6.8
CVSS V3 High 7.8
Description
There is an invalid memory access in the function GfxIndexedColorSpace::mapColorToBase() located in GfxState.cc in Xpdf 4.0.0, as used in pdfalto 0.2. It can be triggered by (for example) sending a crafted pdf file to the pdftops binary. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2019-9878
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2019-03-21T16:01:17
- Last Modified Date
- 2021-07-21T11:39:23
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:pdfalto_project:pdfalto:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:xpdfreader:xpdf:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 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
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/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://research.loginsoft.com/bugs/invalid-memory-access-in-gfxindexedcolorspacemapcolortobase-pdfalto-0-2/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/kermitt2/pdfalto/issues/46 | Third Party Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9878 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-9878 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 07:00:09 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-03 18:29:34 | 2019-03-21T16:01Z | 2019-03-21T16:01:17 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-03 18:29:34 | 2021-07-21T11:39:23 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-03 18:29:34 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |