VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2019-16115

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability1.06%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2019-09-08
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 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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read

Primary references