CVE-2019-12958
In Xpdf 4.01.01, a heap-based buffer over-read could be triggered in FoFiType1C::convertToType0...
In Xpdf 4.01.01, a heap-based buffer over-read could be triggered in FoFiType1C::convertToType0 in fofi/FoFiType1C.cc when it is trying to access the second privateDicts array element, because the privateDicts array has only one element allocated.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In Xpdf 4.01.01, a heap-based buffer over-read could be triggered in FoFiType1C::convertToType0 in fofi/FoFiType1C.cc when it is trying to access the second privateDicts array element, because the privateDicts array has only one element allocated.
- Record
CVE-2019-12958- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In Xpdf 4.01.01, a heap-based buffer over-read could be triggered in FoFiType1C::convertToType0 in fofi/FoFiType1C.cc when it is trying to access the second privateDicts array element, because the privateDicts array has only one element allocated.
- Record
CVE-2019-12958- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-4533 No score
In Xpdf 4.01.01, a heap-based buffer over-read could be triggered in FoFiType1C::convertToType0 in fofi/FoFiType1C.cc when it is trying to access the second privateDicts array element, because the privateDicts array has only one element allocated.
- Record
EUVD-2019-4533- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x6m5-g86w-pv2v No score
In Xpdf 4.01.01, a heap-based buffer over-read could be triggered in FoFiType1C::convertToType0...
In Xpdf 4.01.01, a heap-based buffer over-read could be triggered in FoFiType1C::convertToType0 in fofi/FoFiType1C.cc when it is trying to access the second privateDicts array element, because the privateDicts array has only one element allocated.
- Record
GHSA-x6m5-g86w-pv2v- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-12958
In Xpdf 4.01.01, a heap-based buffer over-read could be triggered in FoFiType1C::convertToType0 in fofi/FoFiType1C.cc when it is trying to access the second privateDicts array element, because the privateDicts array has only one element allocated.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-12958- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
popplerUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.6, plus listed versions 0.33.0-0ubuntu30.37.0-0ubuntu10.38.0-0ubuntu10.41.0-0ubuntu10.41.0-0ubuntu1.1 Show 4 moreShow less0.41.0-0ubuntu1.20.41.0-0ubuntu1.30.41.0-0ubuntu1.40.41.0-0ubuntu1.5 |
0.41.0-0ubuntu1.6 |
popplerUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
before 0.57.0-2ubuntu4 | 0.57.0-2ubuntu4 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-12958 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Glyphandcog Xpdfreader, published June 24, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.16%, the 67th percentile. Fixed in poppler 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.6.
References
forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=41815
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FWEWFUVITPA3Y6F4A5SJSROKYT7PRH7Q
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12958
github.com/advisories/GHSA-x6m5-g86w-pv2v
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-12958
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-12958