xpdf crashes with SIGSEGV in GlobalParams::findFontFile()

[Michael Mess]

xpdf crashes with SIGSEGV when opening the public available document DOSB_Pruefungswegweiser_Komplett_web_11_12.pdf

The document can be viewed with mupdf, but there are also issues (non-crash) with other viewers, see Bug 1111429.

xpdf crashes with SIGSEGV when opening the public available document 033_avv.pdf

That document can be viewed with mupdf and other viewers without any issues.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: xpdf 3.02-21build1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-44.69-generic-pae 3.2.44
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-44-generic-pae i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.2
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun May 26 13:57:27 2013
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120423)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: xpdf
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Michael Mess (michael-michaelmess)]

The crash could be probably caused by two bugs:
 - One bug might be an issue with type1 fonts like in Bug 1111429 occuring in the poppler library.
 - Another bug is that the issue above is not handled well and lets xpdf crash.

Please correct me, if I am wrong.

[Michael Mess (michael-michaelmess)]

Could be also related to fontconfig-config 2.8.0-3ubuntu9.1 and libfontconfig1 2.8.0-3ubuntu9.1 which is not used by mupdf which has no issues displaying the document, but used by xpdf (this bug) and evince, epdfview, okular and zathura (Bug 1111429).

[Michael Mess (michael-michaelmess)]

xpdf seems to crash also for other files which are displayed correctly with evince, epdfview, okular and zathura (Bug 1111429).

This means that the xpdf crash seems to have a different cause than the issues in Bug 1111429.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Michael Mess (michael-michaelmess)]

Seems to be fixed in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.

[Florian Schlichting (fschlich)]

attached PDF files display without crashing in xpdf 3.04-5, hence marking as "Fix Released"