# CVE-2019-14267: PDFResurrect 0.15 has a buffer overflow via a crafted PDF file because data associated with startxref and %%EOF is mishandled.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2019-07-29 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

PDFResurrect 0.15 has a buffer overflow via a crafted PDF file because data associated with startxref and %%EOF is mishandled.

## What to do

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## References

- https://github.com/enferex/pdfresurrect/commits/master
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153767/pdfresurrect-0.15-Buffer-Overflow.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4DBYXYU2VSDJ3NAL54IW2KYD3TZSR33M/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LXN6W5QTNQJ2LFDCQWKYSMMZ3NPUWP3U/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Y243C2IFMRFQWHV62JCSHTMQGDDCICNF/
- https://github.com/snappyJack/pdfresurrect_CVE-2019-14267
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47178

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