CVE-2019-9959
Published: August 31, 2023Last modified: November 15, 2023
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.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 6.5 |
| Attack Vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | REQUIRED |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | NONE |
| Integrity impact | NONE |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | poppler | Not affected (22.11.0-r0) |
| Stream | poppler | Not affected (23.07.0-r0) |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109342
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2713
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/blob/master/NEWS
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00024.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00014.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00030.html
- 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/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/5ZOYOZTGU4RGZW4E63OZ7LW4SMPEWGBV/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/A6NX2XPMMV7O52F4NBNCHGILGJXM3OJZ/