Vulnerability in Freedesktop Poppler
CVE-2019-9545
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 t…
EPSS: 0.018 (76.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Freedesktop Poppler — versions 0.74.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-9545?
- CVE-2019-9545 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freedesktop Poppler, classified under Uncontrolled Recursion. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-03-01.
- How severe is CVE-2019-9545?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-9545 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.