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.

Source :

cve@mitre.org

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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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 cve@mitre.org

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by cve@mitre.org

    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/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/D5PYIAP2RXTYD4Y4FYFIK5K644LMDJWX/
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TMDB2CGUYDW2RENE2I2TT6QNFEEI2CNF/
  • CVE Modified by cve@mitre.org

    Dec. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/D5PYIAP2RXTYD4Y4FYFIK5K644LMDJWX/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TMDB2CGUYDW2RENE2I2TT6QNFEEI2CNF/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by nvd@nist.gov

    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 cve@mitre.org

    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.
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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)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2019-17064 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.26 }} -0.25%

score

0.46503

percentile

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