VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2019-9589

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability1.20%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2019-03-06
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference

Primary references