Bug 1728106 (CVE-2019-13291) - CVE-2019-13291 xpdf: heap-based buffer over-read in function DCTStream::readScan() in Stream.cc
Summary: CVE-2019-13291 xpdf: heap-based buffer over-read in function DCTStream::readS...
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Status: CLOSED UPSTREAM
Alias: CVE-2019-13291
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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low
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Assignee: Red Hat Product Security
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Depends On: 1728108 1728107
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2019-07-09 03:54 UTC by Dhananjay Arunesh
Modified: 2019-09-29 15:16 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2019-07-12 13:08:30 UTC
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Description Dhananjay Arunesh 2019-07-09 03:54:18 UTC 
In Xpdf 4.01.01, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in the function
DCTStream::readScan() located at Stream.cc. It can, for example, be triggered by
sending a crafted PDF document to the pdftops tool. It might allow an attacker
to cause Information Disclosure.

Reference:
https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=41818
Comment 1 Dhananjay Arunesh 2019-07-09 03:54:49 UTC 
Created xpdf tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: epel-all [bug 1728108]
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1728107]
Comment 2 Product Security DevOps Team 2019-07-12 13:08:30 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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