High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Mar 6, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2019-9588
CVE-2019-9588
Description
There is an Invalid memory access in gAtomicIncrement() located at GMutex.h in Xpdf 4.01. It can be triggered by sending a crafted pdf file to (for example) the pdftops binary. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
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Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:a:glyphandcog:xpdfreader:4.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
2- forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.phpnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- research.loginsoft.com/bugs/invalid-memory-access-in-gatomiccounter-gatomicincrement-xpdf-4-01/nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
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