CVE-2019-9588

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    CVE-2019-9588

    Published: 6 Mar 2019Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: There is an Invalid memory access in gAtomicIncrement() located at GMutex.h 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.

    References: , https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=41261, https://research.loginsoft.com/bugs/invalid-memory-access-in-gatomiccounter-gatomicincrement-xpdf-4-01/

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