poppler: recursive function call in JBIG2Stream::readTextRegion() in JBIG2Stream.cc causing denial of service
Published Mar 1, 2019
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.82%
Description
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 to cause Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact. This is related to JBIG2Bitmap::clearToZero.
Affected products
No data.
- 0.74.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
poppler
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
poppler
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
poppler
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
poppler
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | poppler | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | poppler | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | poppler | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | poppler | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This flaw was found to be a duplicate of $DUP. Please see https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/$DUP for information about affected products and security 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
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 1, 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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.82% (0.01824) | 78.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.82% (0.01824) | 75.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00299) | 69.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00299) | 68.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.30% (0.00299) | 64.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 5.25% (0.05246) | 75.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 3.40% (0.03396) | 67.40th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 3.40% (0.03396) | 67.08th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.78% (0.00777) | 50.67th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.78% (0.00777) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (6)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-9545 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1685966 Issue Tracking
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/issues/731 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9545
- https://research.loginsoft.com/bugs/recursive-function-call-in-function-jbig2streamreadtextregion-poppler-0-74-0/ x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-9545
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-9545 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1685966 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/issues/731 | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9545 | ||
| https://research.loginsoft.com/bugs/recursive-function-call-in-function-jbig2streamreadtextregion-poppler-0-74-0/ | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-9545 |
Change history (0)
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