High severity7.1NVD Advisory· Published Jun 2, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2019-12515
CVE-2019-12515
Description
There is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the function FlateStream::getChar() located at Stream.cc in Xpdf 4.01.01. It can, for example, be triggered by sending a crafted PDF document to the pdftoppm tool. It might allow an attacker to cause Information Disclosure or a denial of service.
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Affected products
3- Xpdf/Xpdfdescription
- cpe:2.3:a:glyphandcog:xpdfreader:4.01.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- github.com/PanguL4b/pocs/tree/master/xpdf/out-of-bounds-read-in-FlateStream__getCharnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
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