Might be related to https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=737628 It seems xpdf was since patched, one year ago (that's what the link above says), but the version I have on Ubuntu 16 (up to date) still has the bug. Would it be possible to apply their patch?
** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #737628 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=737628 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1387129 Title: xpdf does not read config file To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xpdf/+bug/1387129/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs