CVE-2019-9587
There is a stack consumption issue in md5Round1() located in Decrypt.cc in Xpdf 4.01. It can be...
There is a stack consumption issue in md5Round1() located in Decrypt.cc in Xpdf 4.01. It can be triggered by sending a crafted pdf file to (for example) the pdfimages binary. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact. This is related to Catalog::countPageTree.
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
There is a stack consumption issue in md5Round1() located in Decrypt.cc in Xpdf 4.01. It can be triggered by sending a crafted pdf file to (for example) the pdfimages binary. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact. This is related to Catalog::countPageTree.
- Record
CVE-2019-9587- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/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-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
There is a stack consumption issue in md5Round1() located in Decrypt.cc in Xpdf 4.01. It can be triggered by sending a crafted pdf file to (for example) the pdfimages binary. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact. This is related to Catalog::countPageTree.
- Record
CVE-2019-9587- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-18958 No score
There is a stack consumption issue in md5Round1() located in Decrypt.cc in Xpdf 4.01. It can be triggered by sending a crafted pdf file to (for example) the pdfimages binary. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact. This is related to Catalog::countPageTree.
- Record
EUVD-2019-18958- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ppx8-qq3q-gfv8
There is a stack consumption issue in md5Round1() located in Decrypt.cc in Xpdf 4.01. It can be...
There is a stack consumption issue in md5Round1() located in Decrypt.cc in Xpdf 4.01. It can be triggered by sending a crafted pdf file to (for example) the pdfimages binary. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact. This is related to Catalog::countPageTree.
- Record
GHSA-ppx8-qq3q-gfv8- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-9587
There is a stack consumption issue in md5Round1() located in Decrypt.cc in Xpdf 4.01. It can be triggered by sending a crafted pdf file to (for example) the pdfimages binary. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact. This is related to Catalog::countPageTree.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-9587- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
texlive-binUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2015.20150524.37493-5build12015.20150524.37493-72015.20150524.37493-7build12015.20150524.37493-7build42015.20160222.37495-12015.20160222.37495-1ubuntu0.12015.20160222.37495-1ubuntu0.1+esm1 |
None known |
texlive-binUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2017.20170613.44572-5build12017.20170613.44572-5build22017.20170613.44572-62017.20170613.44572-6build12017.20170613.44572-6ubuntu1 Show 4 moreShow less2017.20170613.44572-8build12017.20170613.44572-8ubuntu0.12017.20170613.44572-8ubuntu0.22017.20170613.44572-8ubuntu0.2+esm1 |
None known |
texlive-binUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2019.20190605.51237-2build12019.20190605.51237-32019.20190605.51237-3build12019.20190605.51237-3build22019.20190605.51237-3ubuntu0.12019.20190605.51237-3ubuntu0.22019.20190605.51237-3ubuntu0.2+esm1 |
None known |
texlive-binUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2020.20200327.54578-72020.20200327.54578-7build12021.20210626.59705-12021.20210626.59705-1build12021.20210626.59705-1ubuntu0.12021.20210626.59705-1ubuntu0.22021.20210626.59705-1ubuntu0.3 |
None known |
texlive-binUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2023.20230311.66589-62023.20230311.66589-72023.20230311.66589-82023.20230311.66589-8build12023.20230311.66589-92023.20230311.66589-9build22023.20230311.66589-9build3 |
None known |
texlive-binUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2024.20240313.70630+ds-62024.20240313.70630+ds-6ubuntu2 |
None known |
texlive-binUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2025.20250727.75242+ds-5build12026.20260303.78225+ds-42026.20260303.78225+ds-5ubuntu1 |
None known |
texlive-binUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2024.20240313.70630+ds-6ubuntu22025.20250727.75242+ds-4ubuntu22025.20250727.75242+ds-52025.20250727.75242+ds-5build1 |
None known |
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-2019-9587 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Glyphandcog Xpdfreader, published March 6, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.31%, the 70th percentile. No source names a fixed version.