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
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.024 (83.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 83.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.024 · newest: 0.024 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Freedesktop Poppler — versions 0.74.0
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 16.04, 18.04, 18.10
- Debian Linux — versions 10.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 28, 29, 30
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 8.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Eus — versions 8.1, 8.2, 8.4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Aus — versions 8.2, 8.4, 8.6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Tus — versions 8.2, 8.4, 8.6
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/issues/741 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- research.loginsoft.com/bugs/stack-based-buffer-overflows-in-dictfind-poppler-0-… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/107560 (vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/4042-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2713 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00030.html (mailing-list, 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.