CVE-2019-9545

High

Description

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.

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.8
Exploit probability—
ProductFreedesktop Poppler
PublishedMar 1, 2019
First seenMar 1, 2019

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
freedesktop poppler0.74.0—

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CVE-2019-9545 · Freedesktop Poppler · Dark Radar