CVE-2019-9200
8.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.4%
Description
A heap-based buffer underwrite exists in ImageStream::getLine() located at Stream.cc in Poppler 0.74.0 that can (for example) be triggered by sending a crafted PDF file to the pdfimages binary. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
How to fix CVE-2019-9200
To remediate CVE-2019-9200, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/poppler—upgrade to 0.71.0-4 or later
Is CVE-2019-9200 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 3.4%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 0.71.0-4
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |