CVE-2019-9543 — HIGH (8.8) — White Hats Nepal

Vulnerability 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.

CVSS Score

8.8

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Freedesktop	Poppler	0.74.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-674

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107238Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/issues/730ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://research.loginsoft.com/bugs/recursive-function-call-in-function-jbig2strThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107238Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/issues/730ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://research.loginsoft.com/bugs/recursive-function-call-in-function-jbig2strThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2019-9543?

CVE-2019-9543 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH). 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...

How severe is CVE-2019-9543?

CVE-2019-9543 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 8.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2019-9543?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Freedesktop Poppler.