CVE-2019-9959

CWE-190 — Integer Overflow9 documents8 sources
Severity
6.5MEDIUM
EPSS
1.5%
top 18.96%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
7
Freedesktop PopplerDebian Debian LinuxFedoraproject Fedora+4 more
Timeline
PublishedJul 22
Latest updateMay 24

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 vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages2 packages

▶Debianpoppler< 0.85.0-2+3

Also affects: Debian Linux 10.0, 8.0, 9.0, Fedora 29, 30, Enterprise Linux 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.4, 8.6

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-834c-4748-827j: The JPXStream::init function in Poppler 0↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
CVE-2019-9959: The JPXStream::init function in Poppler 0↗2019-07-22
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OSV
CVE-2019-9959: The JPXStream::init function in Poppler 0↗2019-07-22
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
poppler vulnerabilities↗2020-11-25
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Red Hat
poppler: integer overflow in JPXStream::init function leading to memory consumption↗2019-07-23
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Debian
CVE-2019-9959: poppler - The JPXStream::init function in Poppler 0.78.0 and earlier doesn't check for neg...↗2019
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2019-9959 poppler: Integer Overflow in JPXStream::init function leading to memory consumption [fedora-all]↗2019-07-23
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Bugzilla
CVE-2019-9959 poppler: integer overflow in JPXStream::init function leading to memory consumption↗2019-07-23
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CVE-2019-9959 (MEDIUM CVSS 6.5) | The JPXStream::init function in Pop | cvebase.io