In Xpdf 4.01.01, the Parser::getObj() function in Parser.cc may cause infinite recursion via a crafted file.

published 2019-07-04 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2019-4794

cvss: 5.5; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 4.6%; EPSS 4.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
public exploits: 0; none known

In Xpdf 4.01.01, the Parser::getObj() function in Parser.cc may cause infinite recursion via a crafted file. A remote attacker can leverage this for a DoS attack. This is similar to CVE-2018-16646.

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red hat product security vex CVE-2019-13288 updated 2025-11-21 cvss 5.5

xpdf: denial of service in function Parser::getObj() in Parser.cc

Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

4.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

github.com https://github.com/PanguL4b/pocs/tree/master/xpdf/stack-overflow_dos_Parser__getObj referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	5.5	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD	2.0	4.3	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness

CWE-674 Uncontrolled Recursion

References

github.com /PanguL4b/pocs/tree/master/xpdf/stack-overflow_dos_Parser__getObj
exploit, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2019-13288
NVD CVE-2019-13288

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Summary