Xpdfreader
CVE-2019-13289
HIGH
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Memory lifecycle management
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Execution, Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: local attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A local attacker with access to the system could access freed memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
In Xpdf 4.01.01, there is a use-after-free vulnerability in the function JBIG2Stream::close() located at JBIG2Stream.cc. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use smart pointers or garbage-collected languages. Set pointers to NULL after freeing. Enable memory sanitizers.
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This vulnerability is classified as Use After Free (CWE-416), which allows attackers to access freed memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. In Xpdf 4.01.01, there is a use-after-free vulnerability in the function JBIG2Stream::close() located at JBIG2Stream.cc. It can, for example, be triggered by sending a crafted PDF document to the pdftoppm tool. Affected products include: Glyphandcog Xpdfreader.
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
In Xpdf 4.01.01, there is a use-after-free vulnerability in the function JBIG2Stream::close() located at JBIG2Stream.cc. It can, for example, be triggered by sending a crafted PDF document to the pdftoppm tool.
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Attack Technique
Use-after-free vulnerabilities occur when a program continues to access memory through a pointer after that memory has been deallocated.
Memory corruption occurs when a program writes data beyond the boundaries of allocated memory regions or accesses memory in unintended ways, violating the integrity of the process's address space.
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
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