Poppler 0.74.0 pdfseparate JBIG2Stream.cc readGenericBitmap PDF File input validation
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A vulnerability was found in Poppler 0.74.0 (Document Reader Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is the function JBIG2Stream::readGenericBitmap
of the file JBIG2Stream.cc of the component pdfseparate. The manipulation as part of a PDF File leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does
not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the
properties that are required to process the data safely and
correctly. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
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.
The bug was discovered 02/28/2019. The weakness was presented 03/01/2019 (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-9543 since 03/01/2019. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
See 131300 for similar entry.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Class: Input validationCWE: CWE-20
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Timeline
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Sources
Advisory: 730⛔Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2019-9543 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 107238
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Entry
Created: 03/02/2019 11:45Updated: 07/26/2023 10:29
Changes: 03/02/2019 11:45 (59), 05/26/2020 09:33 (2), 07/26/2023 10:29 (4)
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