CVE-2019-9959
MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: July 22, 2019 at 02:18 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:44 AM UTC
7 products affected across 4 vendorsDebian LinuxFedoraEnterprise Linux
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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%v ≤ 0.78.0
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2713
- 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/
References (8)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2713x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/blob/master/NEWSMailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00024.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00014.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00030.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5ZOYOZTGU4RGZW4E63OZ7LW4SMPEWGBV/Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A6NX2XPMMV7O52F4NBNCHGILGJXM3OJZ/CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-190
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