CVE-2019-12958

gir1.2-poppler-0.18: In Xpdf 4.01.01, a heap-based buffer over-read could be triggered in FoFiType1C::convertToType0 in fofi/FoFiType1C.cc...

CVE-2019-12958 is fixed in 7 products on 1 platform, first by gir1.2-poppler-0.18 0.57.0-2ubuntu4, released June 24, 2019. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
n/a
Medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0116
67th percentile

In Xpdf 4.01.01, a heap-based buffer over-read could be triggered in FoFiType1C::convertToType0 in fofi/FoFiType1C.cc when it is trying to access the second privateDicts array element, because the privateDicts array has only one element allocated.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
gir1.2-poppler-0.18 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 0.57.0-2ubuntu4 gir1.2-poppler-0.18 0.57.0-2ubuntu4 Jun 24, 2019
libpoppler-cpp0v5 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 0.57.0-2ubuntu4 libpoppler-cpp0v5 0.57.0-2ubuntu4 Jun 24, 2019
libpoppler-glib8 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 0.57.0-2ubuntu4 libpoppler-glib8 0.57.0-2ubuntu4 Jun 24, 2019
libpoppler-qt4-4 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 0.57.0-2ubuntu4 libpoppler-qt4-4 0.57.0-2ubuntu4 Jun 24, 2019
libpoppler-qt5-1 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 0.57.0-2ubuntu4 libpoppler-qt5-1 0.57.0-2ubuntu4 Jun 24, 2019
libpoppler68 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 0.57.0-2ubuntu4 libpoppler68 0.57.0-2ubuntu4 Jun 24, 2019
poppler-utils · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 0.57.0-2ubuntu4 poppler-utils 0.57.0-2ubuntu4 Jun 24, 2019

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