CVE-2019-12360
xpdf: buffer over-read via crafted PDF document leads to DoS or memory leak
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · May 27, 2019
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
A stack-based buffer over-read flaw was found in the FoFiTrueType::dumpString in fofi/FoFiTrueType.cc in Xpdf, where it can be triggered by sending crafted TrueType data in a PDF document to the pdftops tool. This flaw allows an attacker to cause a denial of service or to leak memory data into dump content. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality and system availability.
Statement
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 is not affected by this vulnerability because ships newer, already fixed version of poppler.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 7.1CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read