CVE-2019-9543

poppler: recursive function call in JBIG2Stream::readGenericBitmap() in JBIG2Stream.cc causing denial of service

Published Mar 1, 2019 CVSS 3.0 · 8.8 High EPSS 3.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in Poppler 0.74.0. A recursive function call, in JBIG2Stream::readGenericBitmap() located in JBIG2Stream.cc, can be triggered by sending a crafted pdf file to (for example) the pdfseparate binary. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact. This is related to JArithmeticDecoder::decodeBit.

Remediation

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-18915 An issue was discovered in Poppler 0.74.0. A recursive function call, in JBIG2Stream::readGenericBitmap() located in JBIG2Stream.cc, can be triggered by sending a crafted pdf file to (for example) the pdfseparate binary. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact. This is related to JArithmeticDecoder::decodeBit.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00163}

epss

{'score': 0.00584}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 9:54 PM
Reserved
Mar 1, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 1, 2019, 7:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:43 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Feb 28, 2019, 12:00 AM