MEDIUM
Catalog.cc in Xpdf 4.02 has a NULL pointer dereference because Catalog.pageLabels is initialized too late in the Catalog constructor
Published Oct 1, 2019
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.41%
Description
Catalog.cc in Xpdf 4.02 has a NULL pointer dereference because Catalog.pageLabels is initialized too late in the Catalog constructor.
Affected products
No data.
- 4.02
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
5.5 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.41% 0.01413
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01413
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.41% (0.01413) | 71.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.41% (0.01413) | 71.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00068) | 30.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 11, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00068) | 29.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00068) | 27.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.79% (0.01787) | 54.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 4.50% (0.04504) | 76.47th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 4.50% (0.04504) | 76.26th | v1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 65.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154713/Xpdf-4.02-NULL-Pointer-Dereference.html x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=41890 x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/D5PYIAP2RXTYD4Y4FYFIK5K644LMDJWX/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TMDB2CGUYDW2RENE2I2TT6QNFEEI2CNF/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154713/Xpdf-4.02-NULL-Pointer-Dereference.html | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=41890 | x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/D5PYIAP2RXTYD4Y4FYFIK5K644LMDJWX/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TMDB2CGUYDW2RENE2I2TT6QNFEEI2CNF/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 1, 2019
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Oct 1, 2019
Link CVE-2019-17064
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a