CVE-2019-9545 — HIGH (8.8) — White Hats Nepal

Vulnerability Description

An issue was discovered in Poppler 0.74.0. A recursive function call, in JBIG2Stream::readTextRegion() located in JBIG2Stream.cc, can be triggered by sending a crafted pdf file to (for example) the pdfimages binary. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact. This is related to JBIG2Bitmap::clearToZero.

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

https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/issues/731ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://research.loginsoft.com/bugs/recursive-function-call-in-function-jbig2strExploitThird Party Advisory
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/issues/731ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://research.loginsoft.com/bugs/recursive-function-call-in-function-jbig2strExploitThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2019-9545?

CVE-2019-9545 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::readTextRegion() located in JBIG2Stream.cc, can be triggered by sending a crafted pdf file to (for example) the pd...

How severe is CVE-2019-9545?

CVE-2019-9545 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-2019-9545?

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