CVE-2019-13288 is a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability affecting Xpdf 4.01.01 and glyphandcog xpdfreader, where a crafted PDF file can trigger infinite recursion in the Parser::getObj() function. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) requires user interaction to open the malicious file, but can lead to a complete loss of availability. There is currently no public exploit code, nor is it listed on the KEV catalog, indicating no active exploitation. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.01.01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:glyphandcog:xpdfreader:4.01.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.