Bug 1691666 (CVE-2019-9877) - CVE-2019-9877 xpdf: invalid memory access in function TextPage::findGaps() in TextOutputDev.c leads to sdos
Summary: CVE-2019-9877 xpdf: invalid memory access in function TextPage::findGaps() in...
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Status: CLOSED UPSTREAM
Alias: CVE-2019-9877
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Red Hat Product Security
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Depends On: 1691673 1691672
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2019-03-22 08:04 UTC by Dhananjay Arunesh
Modified: 2019-09-29 15:09 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2019-06-10 10:51:41 UTC
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Description Dhananjay Arunesh 2019-03-22 08:04:21 UTC 
There is an invalid memory access vulnerability in the function TextPage::findGaps() located at TextOutputDev.c in Xpdf 4.01, which can (for example) be triggered by sending a crafted pdf file to the pdftops binary. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact.

Reference:
https://research.loginsoft.com/vulnerability/invalid-memory-access-in-textpagefindgaps-xpdf-4-01/
Comment 1 Dhananjay Arunesh 2019-03-22 08:13:33 UTC 
Created xpdf tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 1691672]
Comment 2 Dhananjay Arunesh 2019-03-22 08:14:12 UTC 
Created xpdf tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: epel-all [bug 1691673]
Comment 3 Product Security DevOps Team 2019-06-10 10:51:41 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.
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