CVE-2019-13286 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A heap-based buffer over-read in Xpdf allows attackers to disclose sensitive information via a crafted PDF document.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2019-13286?

CVE-2019-13286 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 4 Jul 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

In Xpdf 4.01.01, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in the function JBIG2Stream::readTextRegionSeg() located at JBIG2Stream.cc. It can, for example, be triggered by sending a crafted PDF document to the pdftoppm tool. It might allow an attacker to cause Information Disclosure.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-13286?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Glyphandcog Xpdfreader.

How do I fix CVE-2019-13286?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-13286 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-13286 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-13286 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Fedoraproject Fedora vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2993-5qvm-pg7x.

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