poppler: integer overflow in JPXStream::init function leading to memory consumption
Published Jul 22, 2019
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.91%
Description
The JPXStream::init function in Poppler 0.78.0 and earlier doesn't check for negative values of stream length, leading to an Integer Overflow, thereby making it possible to allocate a large memory chunk on the heap, with a size controlled by an attacker, as demonstrated by pdftocairo.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 0.78.0
Configuration 2
- 8.0
- 9.0
- 10.0
Configuration 3
- 29
- 30
Configuration 4
- 8.0
- 8.1
- 8.2
- 8.4
- 8.6
- 8.2
- 8.4
- 8.6
- 8.2
- 8.4
- 8.6
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
evince-0:3.28.2-9.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2020:1074
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
poppler-0:0.26.5-42.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2020:1074
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
poppler-0:0.66.0-11.el8_0.12
Fixed · RHSA-2019:2713
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
poppler
Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
poppler
Out of support scope
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | evince-0:3.28.2-9.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:1074 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | poppler-0:0.26.5-42.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:1074 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | poppler-0:0.66.0-11.el8_0.12 | Fixed | RHSA-2019:2713 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | poppler | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | poppler | Out of support scope | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.91% (0.01907) | 79.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.91% (0.01914) | 77.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 1.49% (0.01488) | 80.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.46% (0.00458) | 61.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.41% (0.00409) | 74.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 15, 2024 | 0.41% (0.00409) | 74.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.37% (0.00369) | 71.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.37% (0.00371) | 69.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.47% (0.00466) | 72.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.42% (0.00422) | 70.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 61.76th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 51.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 8.87% (0.08874) | 82.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 7.04% (0.07038) | 83.71th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 7.04% (0.07038) | 83.55th | v1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 1.66% (0.01659) | 74.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.66% (0.01659) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (12)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109342 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken Link
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2713 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-9959 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1732340 Issue Tracking
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/blob/master/NEWS x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00024.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00014.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00030.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5ZOYOZTGU4RGZW4E63OZ7LW4SMPEWGBV/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A6NX2XPMMV7O52F4NBNCHGILGJXM3OJZ/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9959
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-9959
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