CVE-2019-17064

Catalog.cc in Xpdf 4.02 has a NULL pointer dereference because Catalog.pageLabels is initialized...

5.5 MediumFix available

Catalog.cc in Xpdf 4.02 has a NULL pointer dereference because Catalog.pageLabels is initialized too late in the Catalog constructor.

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: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.41%Up 0.4 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

Catalog.cc in Xpdf 4.02 has a NULL pointer dereference because Catalog.pageLabels is initialized too late in the Catalog constructor.

Record: CVE-2019-17064
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness: CWE-476
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Catalog.cc in Xpdf 4.02 has a NULL pointer dereference because Catalog.pageLabels is initialized too late in the Catalog constructor.

Record: CVE-2019-17064
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2019-7536 No score

Catalog.cc in Xpdf 4.02 has a NULL pointer dereference because Catalog.pageLabels is initialized too late in the Catalog constructor.

Record: EUVD-2019-7536
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f8rj-5pq9-gmfw No score

Catalog.cc in Xpdf 4.02 has a NULL pointer dereference because Catalog.pageLabels is initialized...

Catalog.cc in Xpdf 4.02 has a NULL pointer dereference because Catalog.pageLabels is initialized too late in the Catalog constructor.

Record: GHSA-f8rj-5pq9-gmfw
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-17064 5.5

Catalog.cc in Xpdf 4.02 has a NULL pointer dereference because Catalog.pageLabels is initialized too late in the Catalog constructor.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2019-17064
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVMGASA-2019-0422 No score

Updated xpdf packages fix security vulnerability

The updated packages fix a security vulnerability:

Catalog.cc in Xpdf 4.02 has a NULL pointer dereference because Catalog.pageLabels is initialized too late in the Catalog constructor. (CVE-2019-17064)

Record: MGASA-2019-0422
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

glyphandcog xpdfreader

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`xpdf` Mageia:7	before 4.02-1.1.mga7	4.02-1.1.mga7
`ipe` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 7.1.4-2.17.1.8-17.1.10-17.1.10-1.1	None known
`ipe` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 7.2.7-27.2.7-3	None known
`ipe` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 7.2.9-17.2.13-27.2.13-2build1	None known
`ipe` Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 7.2.23+dfsg1-27.2.24+dfsg1-17.2.24+dfsg1-1build1	None known
`ipe` Ubuntu:24.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 7.2.27+dfsg1-27.2.28-27.2.28-2.1build27.2.28-2.1build37.2.28-2.1build4	None known
`ipe` Ubuntu:25.10	All versions, plus listed versions 7.2.30-1build1	None known
`ipe` Ubuntu:26.10	All versions, plus listed versions 7.2.30-1build27.2.30-2	None known
`ipe` Ubuntu:26.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 7.2.30-1build17.2.30-1build2	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
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-2019-17064 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Glyphandcog Xpdfreader, published October 1, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.41%, the 72nd percentile. Fixed in xpdf 4.02-1.1.mga7.

References

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