VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2019-12957

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability1.23%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2019-06-25
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

In Xpdf 4.01.01, a buffer over-read could be triggered in FoFiType1C::convertToType1 in fofi/FoFiType1C.cc when the index number is larger than the charset array bounds. It can, for example, be triggered by sending a crafted PDF document to the pdftops tool. It allows an attacker to use a crafted pdf file to cause Denial of Service or an information leak, or possibly have unspecified other impact.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read
  • CWE-129: Improper Validation of Array Index

Primary references