SB2020062628 - Fedora 32 update for xpdf
Published: June 26, 2020 Updated: April 25, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020062628
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-12360)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform denial of service attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the FoFiTrueType::dumpString() function in fofi/FoFiTrueType.cc. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted PDF file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger stack-based out-of-bounds read error and crash the application.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.