5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2019-17064
Catalog.cc Null Pointer Dereference in Xpdf
Description

Catalog.cc in Xpdf 4.02 has a NULL pointer dereference because Catalog.pageLabels is initialized too late in the Catalog constructor.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 1, 2019, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:31 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-17064 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Glyphandcog xpdfreader

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Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2019-17064 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-17064 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154713/Xpdf-4.02-NULL-Pointer-Dereference.html
    Added Reference https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=41890
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/D5PYIAP2RXTYD4Y4FYFIK5K644LMDJWX/
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TMDB2CGUYDW2RENE2I2TT6QNFEEI2CNF/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/D5PYIAP2RXTYD4Y4FYFIK5K644LMDJWX/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TMDB2CGUYDW2RENE2I2TT6QNFEEI2CNF/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/D5PYIAP2RXTYD4Y4FYFIK5K644LMDJWX/
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TMDB2CGUYDW2RENE2I2TT6QNFEEI2CNF/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/D5PYIAP2RXTYD4Y4FYFIK5K644LMDJWX/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TMDB2CGUYDW2RENE2I2TT6QNFEEI2CNF/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 08, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154713/Xpdf-4.02-NULL-Pointer-Dereference.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154713/Xpdf-4.02-NULL-Pointer-Dereference.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=41890 No Types Assigned https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=41890 Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-476
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:glyphandcog:xpdfreader:4.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 02, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154713/Xpdf-4.02-NULL-Pointer-Dereference.html [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-17064 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.13 }} 0.04%

score

0.48767

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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