CVE-2019-16088 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Xpdf 3.04, specifically affecting the glyphandcog xpdfreader. This medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.5) can be triggered locally by a user opening a specially crafted PDF, leading to a system crash due to excessive recursive calls. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:glyphandcog:xpdfreader:3.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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
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