Description
A stack-based buffer over-read exists in FoFiTrueType::dumpString in fofi/FoFiTrueType.cc in Xpdf 4.01.01. It can, for example, be triggered by sending crafted TrueType data in a PDF document to the pdftops tool. It might allow an attacker to cause Denial of Service or leak memory data into dump content.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=41801
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00002.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IQBAHQQF2P7E6PL5STST3TGH7VPVXKKQ/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EJ3GYFINXANXTQEDN5SON47IJA5277RU/
Scores
CVSS v3
7.1
EPSS
0.0034
EPSS Percentile
56.6%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-125
Status
published
Products (1)
glyphandcog/xpdfreader
4.01.01
Published
May 27, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026