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.
References (8)
Core 8
Core References
Release Notes, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/blob/master/NEWS
Broken Link vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109342
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A6NX2XPMMV7O52F4NBNCHGILGJXM3OJZ/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5ZOYOZTGU4RGZW4E63OZ7LW4SMPEWGBV/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2713
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00024.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00014.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00030.html
Scores
CVSS v3
6.5
EPSS
0.0145
EPSS Percentile
81.0%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-190
Status
published
Products (17)
debian/debian_linux
8.0
debian/debian_linux
9.0
debian/debian_linux
10.0
fedoraproject/fedora
29
fedoraproject/fedora
30
freedesktop/poppler
< 0.78.0
redhat/enterprise_linux
8.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_eus
8.1
redhat/enterprise_linux_eus
8.2
redhat/enterprise_linux_eus
8.4
... and 7 more
Published
Jul 22, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026