CVE-2019-7310
In Poppler 0.73.0, a heap-based buffer over-read (due to an integer signedness error in the XRef::getEntry function in XRef.cc) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.07%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In Poppler 0.73.0, a heap-based buffer over-read (due to an integer signedness error in the XRef::getEntry function in XRef.cc) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PDF document, as demonstrated by pdftocairo.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.07% probability · 81th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125, CWE-681
- Affected
- freedesktop/poppler · canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux · fedoraproject/fedora · redhat/enterprise linux · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux eus · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux server aus · redhat/enterprise linux server tus · redhat/enterprise linux workstation
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.1% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106829Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2022Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2713Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=12797Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/issues/717Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00008.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00014.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BI7NLDN2HUEU4ZW3D7XPHOAEGT2CKDRO/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3886-1/Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106829Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2022Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2713Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=12797Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/issues/717Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00008.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00014.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BI7NLDN2HUEU4ZW3D7XPHOAEGT2CKDRO/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3886-1/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.