CVE catalog
CVE-2019-9878
xpdf: CVE-2019-9878
- Severity
- Low
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 1.20% · Oct 25, 2026
There is an invalid memory access in the function GfxIndexedColorSpace::mapColorToBase() located in GfxState.cc in Xpdf 4.0.0, as used in pdfalto 0.2. It can be triggered by (for example) sending a crafted pdf file to the pdftops binary. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | xpdf | sid | 3.04+git20260802-1 | not affected |
| Debian | xpdf | forky | 3.04+git20260802-1 | not affected |
| Debian | xpdf | trixie | 3.04+git20250304-1 | not affected |
| Debian | xpdf | bookworm | 3.04+git20220601-1 | not affected |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | xpdf | source | sid | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | xpdf | source | forky | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | xpdf | source | trixie | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | xpdf | source | bookworm | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
Observed: