CVE-2019-9959
poppler - security update
6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.5%
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.
How to fix CVE-2019-9959
To remediate CVE-2019-9959, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 0.71.0-r1 or later
- —upgrade to 0.85.0-2 or later
- —upgrade to 0.26.5-2+deb8u12 or later
Is CVE-2019-9959 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 0.71.0-r1
- from 0, < 0.85.0-2
- from 0, < 0.26.5-2+deb8u12
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |