CVE-2019-14934 Memory corruption in n/a
A missing size validation in PDFResurrect allows out-of-bounds writes, potentially leading to code execution or crashes.
- 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
- Available
What is CVE-2019-14934?
CVE-2019-14934 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 11 Aug 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
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.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-14934?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Pdfresurrect Project Pdfresurrect.
How do I fix CVE-2019-14934?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2019-14934 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14934 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-14934, GHSA-w5vm-rfv4-vqmc, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-14934.