Vulnerabilities > CVE-2019-9589 - NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in Glyphandcog Xpdfreader 4.01
Attack vector
LOCAL Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
HIGH Integrity impact
HIGH Availability impact
HIGH Summary
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.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 |