CVE-2019-16115: Glyphandcog Xpdfreader

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 1.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In Xpdf 4.01.01, a stack-based buffer under-read could be triggered in IdentityFunction::transform in Function.cc, used by GfxAxialShading::getColor. It can, for example, be triggered by sending a crafted PDF document to the pdftoppm tool. It allows an attacker to use a crafted PDF file to cause Denial of Service or possibly unspecified other impact.

Affected products

• Glyphandcog Xpdfreader: version 4.01.01 only

Published 2019-09-08. Last modified 2026-06-17.