CVE-2019-9588
There is an Invalid memory access in gAtomicIncrement() located at GMutex.h in Xpdf 4.01. It can...
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.
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 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.
- Record
CVE-2019-9588- 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-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2019-9588- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-18959 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2019-18959- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x665-4558-c73x
There is an Invalid memory access in gAtomicIncrement() located at GMutex.h in Xpdf 4.01. It can...
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.
- Record
GHSA-x665-4558-c73x- 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-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-9588
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-9588- 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-2019-9588 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 1.19%, the 68th percentile. No source names a fixed version.