Poppler 0.74.0 PDFDoc.cc PDFDoc::markObject PDF File resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Poppler 0.74.0. This affects the function PDFDoc::markObject of the file PDFDoc.cc. The manipulation as part of PDF File results in resource consumption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-9903. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Poppler 0.74.0 (Document Reader Software). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function PDFDoc::markObject of the file PDFDoc.cc. The manipulation as part of a PDF File leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

PDFDoc::markObject in PDFDoc.cc in Poppler 0.74.0 mishandles dict marking, leading to stack consumption in the function Dict::find() located at Dict.cc, which can (for example) be triggered by passing a crafted pdf file to the pdfunite binary.

The bug was discovered 03/13/2019. The weakness was published 03/21/2019 (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-9903 since 03/21/2019. 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. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 8 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 277813 (Fedora Security Update for poppler (FEDORA-2019-95eb49ef49)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 107560†). Similar entry is available at VDB-133130. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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08/04/2023 +1596 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: RHSA-2019:2713⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-9903 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-9903
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-132090
SecurityFocus: 107560 - Poppler CVE-2019-9903 Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/22/2019 12:12
Updated: 08/04/2023 13:15
Changes: 03/22/2019 12:12 (61), 05/26/2020 09:41 (4), 08/04/2023 13:15 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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