CVE-2019-13291: Glyphandcog Xpdfreader

Medium severity, CVSS 5.5. EPSS: 1.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In Xpdf 4.01.01, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in the function DCTStream::readScan() located at Stream.cc. It can, for example, be triggered by sending a crafted PDF document to the pdftops tool. It might allow an attacker to cause Information Disclosure.

Affected products

• Glyphandcog Xpdfreader: version 4.01.01 only

Published 2019-07-04. Last modified 2026-06-17.