Vulnerability Details : CVE-2019-9545
Potential exploit
An issue was discovered in Poppler 0.74.0. A recursive function call, in JBIG2Stream::readTextRegion() located in JBIG2Stream.cc, can be triggered by sending a crafted pdf file to (for example) the pdfimages binary. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact. This is related to JBIG2Bitmap::clearToZero.
Vulnerability category: Memory CorruptionDenial of service
Products affected by CVE-2019-9545
- cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:poppler:0.74.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-9545
0.26%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 46 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2019-9545
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6.8
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
8.6
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6.4
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NIST | |
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8.8
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HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
2.8
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5.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2019-9545
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The product does not properly control the amount of recursion that takes place, consuming excessive resources, such as allocated memory or the program stack.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2019-9545
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https://research.loginsoft.com/bugs/recursive-function-call-in-function-jbig2streamreadtextregion-poppler-0-74-0/
CVE-2019-9545: Recursive function call in function JBIG2Stream::readTextRegion() - poppler 0.74.0 - Loginsoft ResearchExploit;Third Party Advisory
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https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/issues/731
Recursive function call at function JBIG2Stream::readTextRegion() (#731) · Issues · poppler / poppler · GitLabExploit;Third Party Advisory
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