# 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.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 11 Aug 2019
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2019-14934, GHSA-w5vm-rfv4-vqmc, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-14934

## 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 (Out-of-bounds Write)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-14934?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Pdfresurrect Project Pdfresurrect.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-14934?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2019-14934 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14934 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-14934 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14934 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Debian Debian Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14934/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14934/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-14934
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14934
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-14934

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14934/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.