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CVE-2019-16115

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2019-09-08 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-125

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.

Affected products

• Glyphandcog Xpdfreader: 4.01.01

References

• https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=41872
• https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=41872

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