CVE-2019-9589 is a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in Xpdf 4.01, specifically within the PSOutputDev::setupResources() function, affecting products like glyphandcog xpdfreader. This flaw can be triggered by processing a specially crafted PDF file, such as with the pdftops binary. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), the vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L), but has low attack complexity (AC:L). Successful exploitation can lead to a Denial of Service (segmentation fault) and potentially other unspecified impacts, including high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts (C:H/I:H/A:H). Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, indicating a low level of public attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:glyphandcog:xpdfreader:4.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.