Buffer overflow in Freedesktop Poppler
CVE-2013-7296
The JBIG2Stream::readSegments method in JBIG2Stream.cc in Poppler before 0.24.5 does not use the correct specifier within a format string, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and application crash) via a crafted PDF file.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.022 (82.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 82nd percentile — 82.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.022 · newest: 0.022 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Freedesktop Poppler — versions 0.1, 0.1.1, 0.1.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-January/125710.html (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/56567 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/105 (mailing-list)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201401-21.xml (vendor-advisory)
- cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90552 (vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi
- seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/97 (mailing-list)
- secunia.com/advisories/56776 (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2013-7296?
- CVE-2013-7296 is a vulnerability in Freedesktop Poppler, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2014-01-26.
- Is CVE-2013-7296 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.