Buffer overflow in Freedesktop Poppler
CVE-2019-9903
PDFDoc::markObject in PDFDoc.cc in Poppler 0.74.0 mishandles dict marking, leading to stack consumption in the function Dict::find() located at Dict.cc, which can (for example) be triggered by passing a crafted pdf file to the pdfunite binary.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.023 (81.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Freedesktop Poppler — versions 0.74.0
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 16.04, 18.04, 18.10
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 10.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 28, 29, 30
- Redhat Enterprise_linux — versions 8.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_eus — versions 8.1, 8.2, 8.4
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server_aus — versions 8.2, 8.4, 8.6
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server_tus — versions 8.2, 8.4, 8.6
- 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)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-9903?
- CVE-2019-9903 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Freedesktop Poppler, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-03-21.
- How severe is CVE-2019-9903?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-9903 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.