CVE-2019-9543

NameCVE-2019-9543
DescriptionAn 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.
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Debian Bugs923553

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
poppler (PTS)bullseye (security), bullseye20.09.0-3.1+deb11u1vulnerable
bookworm22.12.0-2vulnerable
sid, trixie24.08.0-2vulnerable

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
popplersource(unstable)(unfixed)low923553

Notes

[bookworm] - poppler <ignored> (Minor issue)
[bullseye] - poppler <ignored> (Minor issue)
[buster] - poppler <ignored> (Minor issue)
[stretch] - poppler <ignored> (Minor issue)
[jessie] - poppler <postponed> (Minor issue; revisit when fixed upstream)
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/issues/730

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