CVE-2019-9589
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.012 · 68 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
There is a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in PSOutputDev::setupResources() located in PSOutputDev.cc in Xpdf 4.01. It can be triggered by sending a crafted pdf file to (for example) the pdftops binary. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–7.8
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affected products (2)
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references (7)
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- https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=41262cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9589cnnvd
- https://research.loginsoft.com/bugs/null-pointer-dereference-vulnerability-in-function-psoutputdevsetupresources-xpdf-4-01/cnnvd
- https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=41262enisa_euvd
- https://research.loginsoft.com/bugs/null-pointer-dereference-vulnerability-in-function-psoutputdevsetupresources-xpdf-4-01/enisa_euvd
- https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=41262ExploitThird Party Advisorynvd
- https://research.loginsoft.com/bugs/null-pointer-dereference-vulnerability-in-function-psoutputdevsetupresources-xpdf-4-01/ExploitThird Party Advisorynvd
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