--- title: "CVE-2019-9588\n | Ubuntu" description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-9588?format=md keywords: index, follow --- # CVE-2019-9588 Publication date 6 March 2019 Last updated 11 July 2025 --- Ubuntu priority **Low** [Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority ) ## Cvss 3 Severity Score **7.8 · High** [Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-9588?format=md#impact-score) Toggle side navigation ## Description 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. [Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-9588?format=md#notes) ## Status Show unmaintained releases | Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | | --- | --- | --- | | texlive-bin | 26.04 LTS resolute | Vulnerable, fix deferred | | 25.10 questing | Ignored end of life, was deferred | | 25.04 plucky | Ignored end of life, was deferred | | 24.10 oracular | Ignored end of life, was deferred | | 24.04 LTS noble | Vulnerable, fix deferred | | 23.10 mantic | Ignored end of life, was deferred | | 23.04 lunar | Ignored end of life, was deferred | | 22.10 kinetic | Ignored end of life, was deferred | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Vulnerable, fix deferred | | 21.10 impish | Ignored end of life | | 21.04 hirsute | Ignored end of life | | 20.10 groovy | Ignored end of life | | 20.04 LTS focal | Vulnerable, fix deferred | | 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 | Vulnerable, fix deferred | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Vulnerable, fix deferred | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | ipe | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not affected | | 25.10 questing | Not affected | | 25.04 plucky | Not affected | | 24.10 oracular | Not affected | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected | | 23.10 mantic | Not affected | | 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 | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not affected | | 25.10 questing | Not affected | | 25.04 plucky | Not affected | | 24.10 oracular | Not affected | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected | | 23.10 mantic | Not affected | | 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 | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not affected | | 25.10 questing | Not affected | | 25.04 plucky | Not affected | | 24.10 oracular | Not affected | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected | | 23.10 mantic | Not affected | | 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 | | utopia-documents | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release | | 25.10 questing | Not in release | | 25.04 plucky | Not in release | | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 23.10 mantic | Not in release | | 23.04 lunar | Not in release | | 22.10 kinetic | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 21.10 impish | Not in release | | 21.04 hirsute | Not in release | | 20.10 groovy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 19.10 eoan | Not in release | | 19.04 disco | Not in release | | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | xpdf | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not affected | | 25.10 questing | Not affected | | 25.04 plucky | Not affected | | 24.10 oracular | Not affected | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected | | 23.10 mantic | Not affected | | 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 | --- * [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 --- ### [jdstrand](https://launchpad.net/~jdstrand) xpdf in koffice is 2.0 --- ### [alexmurray](https://launchpad.net/~alexmurray) according to upstream this and CVE-2019-9587 might be one and the same issue --- ### [mdeslaur](https://launchpad.net/~mdeslaur) can't reproduce with poppler, no indication it is affected as of 2022-01-05, xpdf commit not available. --- ### [ebarretto](https://launchpad.net/~ebarretto) since 0.5.12-1 libextractor does not use xpdf anymore. xpdf in Debian uses poppler, which doesn't contain the vulnerable code ## 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-2019-9588) * [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9588) * [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2019-9588) * [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-9588) ### Other references * * *