CVE-2019-9589

There is a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in PSOutputDev::setupResources() located in...

7.8 High

There is a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in PSOutputDev::setupResources() located in PSOutputDev.cc 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

1.20%Up 0.4 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Record: CVE-2019-9589
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-476
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2019-9589
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2019-18960 No score

Record: EUVD-2019-18960
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rqjc-3v8q-4cw6 7.8

There is a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in PSOutputDev::setupResources() located in...

Record: GHSA-rqjc-3v8q-4cw6
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-476
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-9589 7.8

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2019-9589
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

glyphandcog xpdfreader

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2019-9589 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 1.20%, the 68th percentile. No source names a fixed version.