Invalid Memory Access Vulnerability in GfxIndexedColorSpace::mapColorToBase() Function in Xpdf 4.0.0

CVE-2019-9878 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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.

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