VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2019-9903
PDFDoc::markObject in PDFDoc.cc in Poppler 0.74.0 mishandles dict marking, leading to stack consumption in the function Dict::find() located at Dict.cc, which can (for example) be triggered by passing a crafted pdf file to the pdfunite binary.
MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 2.41%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.41%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
PDFDoc::markObject in PDFDoc.cc in Poppler 0.74.0 mishandles dict marking, leading to stack consumption in the function Dict::find() located at Dict.cc, which can (for example) be triggered by passing a crafted pdf file to the pdfunite binary.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.41% probability · 83th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- freedesktop/poppler · fedoraproject/fedora · debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux · redhat/enterprise linux · redhat/enterprise linux eus · redhat/enterprise linux server aus · redhat/enterprise linux server tus
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107560Broken Link
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2713Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/issues/741Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00030.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JQ6RABASMSIMMWMDZTP6ZWUWZPTBSVB5/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XGYLZZ4DZUDBQEGCNDWSZPSFNNZJF4S6/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XWWVIYFXM74KJFIDHP4W67HR4FRF2LDE/
- https://research.loginsoft.com/bugs/stack-based-buffer-overflows-in-dictfind-poppler-0-74-0/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4042-1/Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107560Broken Link
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2713Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/issues/741Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00030.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JQ6RABASMSIMMWMDZTP6ZWUWZPTBSVB5/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XGYLZZ4DZUDBQEGCNDWSZPSFNNZJF4S6/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XWWVIYFXM74KJFIDHP4W67HR4FRF2LDE/
- https://research.loginsoft.com/bugs/stack-based-buffer-overflows-in-dictfind-poppler-0-74-0/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4042-1/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.