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CVE-2019-9959

poppler: integer overflow in JPXStream::init function leading to memory consumption

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

6.2

CVSS 3.0

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Published · July 23, 2019

Updated · June 27, 2026

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.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 6.2
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-190 · Integer Overflow or Wraparound