CyberRota Analysis
This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.
CVE
CVE-2019-13281
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
1.21%
Original NVD Description
In Xpdf 4.01.01, a heap-based buffer overflow could be triggered in DCTStream::decodeImage() in Stream.cc when writing to frameBuf memory. It can, for example, be triggered by sending a crafted PDF document to the pdftotext tool. It allows an attacker to use a crafted pdf file to cause Denial of Service, an information leak, or possibly unspecified other impact.
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