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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2019-12360

🗓️ 04 Mar 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Linux host has unpatched CVE-2019-12360 vulnerability in Xpdf, risk of Denial of Service and data leak.

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Family
CNVD
Xpdf buffer overflow vulnerability (CNVD-2019-16390)
27 May 201900:00
cnvd
CVE
CVE-2019-12360
27 May 201922:01
cve
Cvelist
CVE-2019-12360
27 May 201922:01
cvelist
Debian
[SECURITY] [DLA 1815-1] poppler security update
6 Jun 201911:26
debian
Debian CVE
CVE-2019-12360
27 May 201922:01
debiancve
Tenable Nessus
Debian DLA-1815-1 : poppler security update
7 Jun 201900:00
nessus
Tenable Nessus
EulerOS 2.0 SP5 : poppler (EulerOS-SA-2020-2561)
15 Dec 202000:00
nessus
Tenable Nessus
EulerOS 2.0 SP3 : poppler (EulerOS-SA-2021-1112)
20 Jan 202100:00
nessus
Tenable Nessus
EulerOS 2.0 SP2 : poppler (EulerOS-SA-2021-1347)
22 Feb 202100:00
nessus
Tenable Nessus
Fedora 31 : 1:xpdf (2020-de27bb80af)
6 Jul 202000:00
nessus
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##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/06/03");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2019-12360");

  script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2019-12360");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be
patched.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied
patch available.

  - A stack-based buffer over-read exists in FoFiTrueType::dumpString in fofi/FoFiTrueType.cc in Xpdf 4.01.01.
    It can, for example, be triggered by sending crafted TrueType data in a PDF document to the pdftops tool.
    It might allow an attacker to cause Denial of Service or leak memory data into dump content.
    (CVE-2019-12360)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2019-12360");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-12360");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"There is no known solution at this time.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"unix");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:U/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/03/04");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:texlive-bin");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:poppler-cpp-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:poppler-demos");
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  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Misc.");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2025-2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

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if (!get_kb_item("global_settings/vendor_unpatched")) exit(0, "Unpatched Vulnerabilities Detection not active.");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/CentOS/rpm-list")) && empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) && empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

include('linux_unpatched.inc');

var distro_constraints_array = {
  "Ubuntu Linux-16.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "16.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "emscripten"},
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          {"reference": "libptexenc1"},
          {"reference": "libsynctex-dev"},
          {"reference": "libsynctex1"},
          {"reference": "libtexlua52"},
          {"reference": "libtexlua52-dev"},
          {"reference": "libtexluajit-dev"},
          {"reference": "libtexluajit2"},
          {"reference": "texlive-binaries"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-18.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
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        "release": "18.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "emscripten"},
          {"reference": "libkpathsea-dev"},
          {"reference": "libkpathsea6"},
          {"reference": "libptexenc-dev"},
          {"reference": "libptexenc1"},
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          {"reference": "libkpathsea6"},
          {"reference": "libptexenc-dev"},
          {"reference": "libptexenc1"},
          {"reference": "libsynctex-dev"},
          {"reference": "libsynctex2"},
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  }
};

var distro_constraints_values = linux_unpatched::get_distro_constraints(distro_constraints_arr:distro_constraints_array);
if (empty_or_null(distro_constraints_values)) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
var report = linux_unpatched::check_unpatched_constraints(distro_constraints_values:distro_constraints_values);

if (!empty_or_null(report))
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      extra      : report
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}

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03 Jun 2026 00:00Current
7.3High risk
Vulners AI Score7.3
CVSS 25.8
CVSS 37.1
EPSS0.00338
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