VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2019-9959
The JPXStream::init function in Poppler 0.78.0 and earlier doesn't check for negative values of stream length, leading to an Integer Overflow, thereby making it possible to allocate a large memory chunk on the heap, with a size controlled by an…
MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 1.91%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.91%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The JPXStream::init function in Poppler 0.78.0 and earlier doesn't check for negative values of stream length, leading to an Integer Overflow, thereby making it possible to allocate a large memory chunk on the heap, with a size controlled by an attacker, as demonstrated by pdftocairo.
- 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
- 1.91% probability · 79th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-190
- Affected
- freedesktop/poppler · debian/debian linux · fedoraproject/fedora · 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/109342Broken Link
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2713Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/blob/master/NEWSRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00024.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00014.htmlMailing List, 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/5ZOYOZTGU4RGZW4E63OZ7LW4SMPEWGBV/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A6NX2XPMMV7O52F4NBNCHGILGJXM3OJZ/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109342Broken Link
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2713Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/blob/master/NEWSRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00024.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00014.htmlMailing List, 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/5ZOYOZTGU4RGZW4E63OZ7LW4SMPEWGBV/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A6NX2XPMMV7O52F4NBNCHGILGJXM3OJZ/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.