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title: "CVE-2019-13289\n    | Ubuntu"
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url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-13289?format=md
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# CVE-2019-13289

Publication date 4 July 2019

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**7.8 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-13289?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

In Xpdf 4.01.01, there is a use-after-free vulnerability in the function
JBIG2Stream::close() located at JBIG2Stream.cc. It can, for example, be
triggered by sending a crafted PDF document to the pdftoppm tool.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-13289?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ipe | 23.04 lunar | Not affected |
| 22.10 kinetic | Not affected |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected |
| 21.10 impish | Not affected |
| 21.04 hirsute | Not affected |
| 20.10 groovy | Not affected |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected |
| 19.10 eoan | Not affected |
| 19.04 disco | Not affected |
| 18.10 cosmic | Ignored end of life |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| libextractor | 23.04 lunar | Not affected |
| 22.10 kinetic | Not affected |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected |
| 21.10 impish | Not affected |
| 21.04 hirsute | Not affected |
| 20.10 groovy | Not affected |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected |
| 19.10 eoan | Not affected |
| 19.04 disco | Not affected |
| 18.10 cosmic | Ignored end of life |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not affected |
| poppler | 23.04 lunar | Not affected |
| 22.10 kinetic | Not affected |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected |
| 21.10 impish | Not affected |
| 21.04 hirsute | Not affected |
| 20.10 groovy | Not affected |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected |
| 19.10 eoan | Not affected |
| 19.04 disco | Not affected |
| 18.10 cosmic | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| xpdf | 23.04 lunar | Not affected |
| 22.10 kinetic | Not affected |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected |
| 21.10 impish | Ignored end of life |
| 21.04 hirsute | Ignored end of life |
| 20.10 groovy | Not in release |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
| 19.10 eoan | Ignored end of life |
| 19.04 disco | Ignored end of life |
| 18.10 cosmic | Ignored end of life |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Notes

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### [jdstrand](https://launchpad.net/~jdstrand)

xpdf in koffice is 2.0

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### [mdeslaur](https://launchpad.net/~mdeslaur)

doesn't seem to reproduce in poppler

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### [ebarretto](https://launchpad.net/~ebarretto)

since 0.5.12-1 libextractor does not use xpdf anymore.
xpdf in Debian uses poppler, which is not affected or fixed

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

7.8 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Local |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | Required |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 7.8 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-13289)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-13289)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2019-13289)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-13289)

### Other references

* <https://github.com/PanguL4b/pocs/tree/master/xpdf/heap-use-after-free_JBIG2Stream>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-13289>