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CVE-2019-14934

An issue was discovered in PDFResurrect before 0.18. pdf_load_pages_kids in pdf.c doesn't...

7.8 HighFix available

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.

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

1.12%Down 0.3 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

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.

Record
CVE-2019-14934
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/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-787
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2019-14934
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-6031 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2019-6031
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w5vm-rfv4-vqmc 7.8

An issue was discovered in PDFResurrect before 0.18. pdf_load_pages_kids in pdf.c doesn't...

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.

Record
GHSA-w5vm-rfv4-vqmc
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS: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

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.

Record
CVE-2019-14934
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2019-14934 7.8

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2019-14934
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-14934 7.8

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.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-14934
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS: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

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
pdfresurrect
Debian:12
before 0.18-1
0.18-1
pdfresurrect
Debian:13
before 0.18-1
0.18-1
pdfresurrect
Debian:14
before 0.18-1
0.18-1
pdfresurrect
Debian:9
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0.12-6+deb9u1, plus listed versions
0.12-6
0.12-6+deb9u1
pdfresurrect
Mageia:7
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0.18-1.mga7
0.18-1.mga7
pdfresurrect
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
0.12-10.12-20.12-40.12-4ubuntu0.1~esm1
None known
pdfresurrect
Ubuntu: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
pdfresurrect
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
before 0.14-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions
0.12-60.14-1
0.14-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
pdfresurrect
Ubuntu: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
pdfresurrect
Ubuntu: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
pdfresurrect
Ubuntu: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
pdfresurrect
Ubuntu: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

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
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Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2019-14934 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Pdfresurrect Project Pdfresurrect, published August 11, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.12%, the 66th percentile. Fixed in pdfresurrect 0.18-1.

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