poppler: recursive function call in JBIG2Stream::readGenericBitmap() in JBIG2Stream.cc causing denial of service
Published Mar 1, 2019
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.31%
Description
An issue was discovered in Poppler 0.74.0. A recursive function call, in JBIG2Stream::readGenericBitmap() located in JBIG2Stream.cc, can be triggered by sending a crafted pdf file to (for example) the pdfseparate binary. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact. This is related to JArithmeticDecoder::decodeBit.
Affected products
No data.
- 0.74.0
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
poppler
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
poppler
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
poppler
Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
poppler
Fix deferred
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | poppler | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | poppler | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | poppler | Fix deferred | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | poppler | Fix deferred | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue affects the versions of poppler as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, and 7. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is now in Extended Life Phase of the support and maintenance life cycle. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 is now in Maintenance Support 2 Phase of the support and maintenance life cycle. This has been rated as having a security impact of Low, and is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 3.31% (0.03312) | 88.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.31% (0.03312) | 86.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.69% (0.00695) | 80.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 23, 2024 | 0.69% (0.00695) | 79.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.58% (0.00579) | 77.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 28, 2023 | 0.58% (0.00579) | 75.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.64% (0.00644) | 76.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 34.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 32.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.38% (0.07376) | 80.76th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 4.49% (0.04486) | 75.02th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 4.49% (0.04486) | 74.80th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01036) | 62.47th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01036) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (7)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107238 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-9543 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1685971 Issue Tracking
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/issues/730 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9543
- https://research.loginsoft.com/bugs/recursive-function-call-in-function-jbig2streamreadgenericbitmap-poppler-0-74-0/ x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-9543
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107238 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-9543 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1685971 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/issues/730 | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9543 | ||
| https://research.loginsoft.com/bugs/recursive-function-call-in-function-jbig2streamreadgenericbitmap-poppler-0-74-0/ | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-9543 |
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