Bug 1716826 (CVE-2019-12515)

Summary:	CVE-2019-12515 xpdf: out-of-bounds read in function FlateStream::getChar() in Stream.cc
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Dhananjay Arunesh <darunesh>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
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Version:	unspecified	CC:	pertusus, tcallawa
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Bug Depends On:	1716827, 1716828
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Description Dhananjay Arunesh 2019-06-04 08:59:30 UTC

There is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the function FlateStream::getChar() located at Stream.cc in Xpdf 4.01.01. 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 or a denial of service.

Reference:
https://github.com/PanguL4b/pocs/tree/master/xpdf/out-of-bounds-read-in-FlateStream__getChar

Comment 1 Dhananjay Arunesh 2019-06-04 09:01:16 UTC

Created xpdf tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 1716827]

Comment 2 Dhananjay Arunesh 2019-06-04 09:01:42 UTC

Created xpdf tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: epel-all [bug 1716828]

Comment 3 Product Security DevOps Team 2019-06-10 10:56:38 UTC

This CVE Bugzilla entry is for community support informational purposes only as it does not affect a package in a commercially supported Red Hat product. Refer to the dependent bugs for status of those individual community products.