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CVE-2019-9959 json

The JPXStream::init function in Poppler 0.78.0 and earlier doesn't check for negative values of stream length, leading to an Integer Overfl…

published 7y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-19313

cvss
6.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.9%
EPSS 1.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 79%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • poppler Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.85.0-2

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2019-9959

  • poppler Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.15
  • poppler Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 0.62.0-2ubuntu2.11

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2019-9959

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • evince RHEL 7 3.28.2-9.el7
  • poppler RHEL 7 0.26.5-42.el7
  • evince-dvi RHEL 7 3.28.2-9.el7
  • poppler-qt RHEL 7 0.26.5-42.el7
  • evince-libs RHEL 7 3.28.2-9.el7
  • poppler-cpp RHEL 7 0.26.5-42.el7
  • poppler-glib RHEL 7 0.26.5-42.el7
  • poppler-demos RHEL 7 0.26.5-42.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2020:1074RHSA-2019:2713

  • poppler SLE Software Development Kit 12 SP5 0.24.4-14.20.2
  • poppler SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES 12 SP5, SLE Software Development Kit 12 SP5 0.43.0-16.19.3
  • poppler-qt SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES 12 SP5, SLE Software Development Kit 12 SP5 0.43.0-16.19.3
  • poppler SLES for SAP 15 SP1, SLES for SAP 15, SLES 15-LTSS +8 more 0.62.0-4.6.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2022:1724-1SUSE-SU-2022:1723-1SUSE-SU-2021:3854-1

  • poppler openSUSE Leap 15.3 0.62.0-4.6.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2021:3854-1

  • poppler Alpine 3.10 0.71.0-r1
  • poppler Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +11 more 0.80.0-r0
  • poppler Alpine 3.7 0.56.0-r1
  • poppler Alpine 3.9, Alpine 3.8 0.56.0-r2

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2019-9959

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Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2019-9959 updated cvss 6.2

poppler: integer overflow in JPXStream::init function leading to memory consumption

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 poppler Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 poppler, poppler-qt, poppler-qt4, poppler-glib, poppler-utils
    affected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) poppler-cpp 0.66.0-11.el8_0.12, poppler-qt5 0.66.0-11.el8_0.12 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) poppler 0.66.0-11.el8_0.12, poppler-glib 0.66.0-11.el8_0.12, poppler-utils 0.66.0-11.el8_0.12
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:2713
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) evince 3.28.2-9.el7, poppler 0.26.5-42.el7, evince-dvi 3.28.2-9.el7, evince-libs 3.28.2-9.el7, poppler-qt 0.26.5-42.el7, poppler-glib 0.26.5-42.el7, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) poppler-cpp 0.26.5-42.el7, poppler-demos 0.26.5-42.el7, evince-browser-plugin 3.28.2-9.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) poppler 0.26.5-42.el7, poppler-qt 0.26.5-42.el7, poppler-utils 0.26.5-42.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) poppler-cpp 0.26.5-42.el7, poppler-glib 0.26.5-42.el7, poppler-demos 0.26.5-42.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) evince 3.28.2-9.el7, poppler 0.26.5-42.el7, evince-dvi 3.28.2-9.el7, evince-libs 3.28.2-9.el7, poppler-qt 0.26.5-42.el7, poppler-glib 0.26.5-42.el7, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) poppler-qt 0.26.5-42.el7, poppler-cpp 0.26.5-42.el7, poppler-demos 0.26.5-42.el7, evince-browser-plugin 3.28.2-9.el7
    +2 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) evince 3.28.2-9.el7, poppler 0.26.5-42.el7, evince-dvi 3.28.2-9.el7, evince-libs 3.28.2-9.el7, poppler-qt 0.26.5-42.el7, poppler-glib 0.26.5-42.el7, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) poppler-cpp 0.26.5-42.el7, poppler-demos 0.26.5-42.el7, evince-browser-plugin 3.28.2-9.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:1074

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Exploit prediction

1.91% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound

References

Sources

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