CVE-2019-9959

Name
CVE-2019-9959
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.
NVD Severity
medium
Other trackers
Mailing lists
Exploits
Forges
GitHub (code, issues), Aports (code, issues)

References

Type URI
Release Notes https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/blob/master/NEWS
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109342
FEDORA https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A6NX2XPMMV7O52F4NBNCHGILGJXM3OJZ/
FEDORA https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5ZOYOZTGU4RGZW4E63OZ7LW4SMPEWGBV/
REDHAT https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2713
MLIST https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00024.html
MLIST https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00014.html

Match rules

CPE URI Source package Min version Max version
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:poppler:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* poppler >= None <= 0.78.0

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Source package Branch Version Maintainer Status
poppler 3.10-main 0.71.0-r1 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> fixed