| Name | CVE-2019-13281 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| xpdf (PTS) | buster | 3.04-13 | fixed |
| bullseye | 3.04+git20210103-3 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 3.04+git20220601-1 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 3.04+git20240202-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xpdf | source | (unstable) | (not affected) |
- xpdf <not-affected> (xpdf in Debian uses poppler, which is fixed)