diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0b361641..40916d43 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ node_modules/
 target/
 .idea
 .npmrc
-
+package-lock.json
diff --git a/base/shared/annotation.js b/base/shared/annotation.js
index 8eb04215..978a352a 100755
--- a/base/shared/annotation.js
+++ b/base/shared/annotation.js
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@ var Annotation = (function AnnotationClosure() {
     var data = this.data = {};
 
     data.subtype = dict.get('Subtype').name;
-    var rect = dict.get('Rect');
-    data.rect = Util.normalizeRect(rect);
     data.annotationFlags = dict.get('F');
+    this.setRectangle(dict.get('Rect'));
+    data.rect = this.rectangle;
 
     var color = dict.get('C');
     if (isArray(color) && color.length === 3) {
@@ -104,6 +104,20 @@ var Annotation = (function AnnotationClosure() {
   }
 
   Annotation.prototype = {
+    /**
+     * Set the rectangle.
+     *
+     * @public
+     * @memberof Annotation
+     * @param {Array} rectangle - The rectangle array with exactly four entries
+     */
+    setRectangle: function Annotation_setRectangle(rectangle) {
+      if (isArray(rectangle) && rectangle.length === 4) {
+        this.rectangle = Util.normalizeRect(rectangle);
+      } else {
+        this.rectangle = [0, 0, 0, 0];
+      }
+    },
 
     getData: function Annotation_getData() {
       return this.data;
diff --git a/base/shared/util.js b/base/shared/util.js
index 0cc03d94..4467d455 100755
--- a/base/shared/util.js
+++ b/base/shared/util.js
@@ -519,42 +519,33 @@ var Util = PDFJS.Util = (function UtilClosure() {
   };
 
   // Returns a rectangle [x1, y1, x2, y2] corresponding to the
-  // intersection of rect1 and rect2. If no intersection, returns 'false'
+  // intersection of rect1 and rect2. If no intersection, returns 'null'
   // The rectangle coordinates of rect1, rect2 should be [x1, y1, x2, y2]
   Util.intersect = function Util_intersect(rect1, rect2) {
-    function compare(a, b) {
-      return a - b;
-    }
-
-    // Order points along the axes
-    var orderedX = [rect1[0], rect1[2], rect2[0], rect2[2]].sort(compare),
-        orderedY = [rect1[1], rect1[3], rect2[1], rect2[3]].sort(compare),
-        result = [];
-
-    rect1 = Util.normalizeRect(rect1);
-    rect2 = Util.normalizeRect(rect2);
-
-    // X: first and second points belong to different rectangles?
-    if ((orderedX[0] === rect1[0] && orderedX[1] === rect2[0]) ||
-        (orderedX[0] === rect2[0] && orderedX[1] === rect1[0])) {
-      // Intersection must be between second and third points
-      result[0] = orderedX[1];
-      result[2] = orderedX[2];
-    } else {
-      return false;
+    const xLow = Math.max(
+      Math.min(rect1[0], rect1[2]),
+      Math.min(rect2[0], rect2[2])
+    );
+    const xHigh = Math.min(
+      Math.max(rect1[0], rect1[2]),
+      Math.max(rect2[0], rect2[2])
+    );
+    if (xLow > xHigh) {
+      return null;
     }
-
-    // Y: first and second points belong to different rectangles?
-    if ((orderedY[0] === rect1[1] && orderedY[1] === rect2[1]) ||
-        (orderedY[0] === rect2[1] && orderedY[1] === rect1[1])) {
-      // Intersection must be between second and third points
-      result[1] = orderedY[1];
-      result[3] = orderedY[2];
-    } else {
-      return false;
+    const yLow = Math.max(
+      Math.min(rect1[1], rect1[3]),
+      Math.min(rect2[1], rect2[3])
+    );
+    const yHigh = Math.min(
+      Math.max(rect1[1], rect1[3]),
+      Math.max(rect2[1], rect2[3])
+    );
+    if (yLow > yHigh) {
+      return null;
     }
 
-    return result;
+    return [xLow, yLow, xHigh, yHigh];
   };
 
   Util.sign = function Util_sign(num) {