CVE-2019-9959

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…

published July 22, 2019

CVSS
—
EPSS
2%
Percentile
79.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01907 · 79.6th percentile
Published
2019-07-22T14:18Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 22 JUL 14:18Z
    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…
    cvelistv5