CVE-2019-14267
PDFResurrect 0.15 has a buffer overflow via a crafted PDF file because data associated with...
PDFResurrect 0.15 has a buffer overflow via a crafted PDF file because data associated with startxref and %%EOF is mishandled.
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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.8
PDFResurrect 0.15 has a buffer overflow via a crafted PDF file because data associated with startxref and %%EOF is mishandled.
- Record
CVE-2019-14267- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
PDFResurrect 0.15 has a buffer overflow via a crafted PDF file because data associated with startxref and %%EOF is mishandled.
- Record
CVE-2019-14267- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-5502 No score
PDFResurrect 0.15 has a buffer overflow via a crafted PDF file because data associated with startxref and %%EOF is mishandled.
- Record
EUVD-2019-5502- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2ww7-vv5p-929j
7.8
PDFResurrect 0.15 has a buffer overflow via a crafted PDF file because data associated with...
PDFResurrect 0.15 has a buffer overflow via a crafted PDF file because data associated with startxref and %%EOF is mishandled.
- Record
GHSA-2ww7-vv5p-929j- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
7.8
PDFResurrect 0.15 has a buffer overflow via a crafted PDF file because data associated with startxref and %%EOF is mishandled.
- Record
CVE-2019-14267- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2019-14267
7.8
PDFResurrect 0.15 has a buffer overflow via a crafted PDF file because data associated with startxref and %%EOF is mishandled.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2019-14267- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-14267
7.8
PDFResurrect 0.15 has a buffer overflow via a crafted PDF file because data associated with startxref and %%EOF is mishandled.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-14267- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2019-0419 No score
Updated pdfresurrect packages fix security vulnerabilities
Updated pdfresurrect package fixes security vulnerabilities:
A vulnerability was found in PDFResurrect 0.15 has a buffer overflow via a crafted PDF file because data associated with startxref and %%EOF is mishandled (CVE-2019-14267).
An issue was discovered in PDFResurrect before 0.18. pdf_load_pages_kids in pdf.c doesn't validate a certain size value, which leads to a malloc failure and out-of-bounds write (CVE-2019-14934).
- Record
MGASA-2019-0419- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-5282-1 No score
pdfresurrect vulnerabilities
It was discovered that PDFResurrect was incorrectly handling corrupted PDF files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a buffer overflow, resulting in a denial of service, or arbitrary code execution. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 ESM and Ubuntu 18.04 ESM. (CVE-2019-14267)
It was discovered that PDFResurrect incorrectly handled memory when loading PDF pages. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a heap buffer overflow, resulting in a denial of service, or arbitrary code execution. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 ESM and Ubuntu 18.04 ESM. (CVE-2019-14934)
It was discovered that PDFResurrect was incorrectly validating header data in input PDF files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a heap buffer overflow, resulting in a denial of service, or arbitrary code execution. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 ESM, Ubuntu 18.04 ESM and Ubuntu 20.04 ESM. (CVE-2020-20740)
Carter Yagemann discovered that PDFResurrect incorrectly handled certain memory operations during PDF summary generation. An attacker could use this to cause out-of-bounds writes, resulting in a denial of service (system crash) or arbitrary code execution. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 ESM and Ubuntu 20.04 ESM. (CVE-2020-9549)
It was discovered that PDFResurrect was incorrectly processing data when performing trailer search operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause an infinite loop, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2021-3508)
- Record
USN-5282-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
pdfresurrectDebian:12 |
before 0.16-1 | 0.16-1 |
pdfresurrectDebian:13 |
before 0.16-1 | 0.16-1 |
pdfresurrectDebian:14 |
before 0.16-1 | 0.16-1 |
pdfresurrectMageia:7 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0.18-1.mga7 | 0.18-1.mga7 |
pdfresurrectUbuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.12-10.12-20.12-40.12-4ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
pdfresurrectUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
before 0.12-6ubuntu0.2+esm1, plus listed versions 0.12-50.12-60.12-6ubuntu0.10.12-6ubuntu0.2 |
0.12-6ubuntu0.2+esm1 |
pdfresurrectUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS |
before 0.14-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions 0.12-60.14-1 |
0.14-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
pdfresurrectUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0.12-6ubuntu0.2+esm1, plus listed versions 0.12-50.12-60.12-6ubuntu0.10.12-6ubuntu0.2 |
0.12-6ubuntu0.2+esm1 |
pdfresurrectUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0.14-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions 0.12-60.14-1 |
0.14-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
pdfresurrectUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0.19-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions 0.18-20.19-1 |
0.19-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
pdfresurrectUbuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0.22-2ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions 0.22-10.22-2 |
0.22-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | pdfresurrect 0.15 - Buffer Overflow | 2019-07-26 |
| PoC in GitHub | snappyJack/pdfresurrect_CVE-2019-14267 | 2020-04-22 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-14267 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Pdfresurrect Project Pdfresurrect, published July 29, 2019. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.05%, the 94th percentile. Fixed in pdfresurrect 0.16-1.
References
github.com/enferex/pdfresurrect/commits/master
packetstormsecurity.com/files/153767/pdfresurrect-0.15-Buffer-Overflow.html
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4DBYXYU2VSDJ3NAL54IW2KYD3TZSR33M
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LXN6W5QTNQJ2LFDCQWKYSMMZ3NPUWP3U
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Y243C2IFMRFQWHV62JCSHTMQGDDCICNF
github.com/snappyJack/pdfresurrect_CVE-2019-14267
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14267
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/4DBYXYU2VSDJ3NAL54IW2KYD3TZSR33M
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/LXN6W5QTNQJ2LFDCQWKYSMMZ3NPUWP3U
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/Y243C2IFMRFQWHV62JCSHTMQGDDCICNF
github.com/advisories/GHSA-2ww7-vv5p-929j
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-14267
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2019-0419.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25942
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/LXN6W5QTNQJ2LFDCQWKYSMMZ3NPUWP3U
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-14267
github.com/enferex/pdfresurrect/commit/4ea7a6f4f51d0440da651d099247e2273f811dbc
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5282-1
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-14267
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-14934
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-9549
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-20740
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3508