CVE-2013-7296

Description

The JBIG2Stream::readSegments method in JBIG2Stream.cc in Poppler before 0.24.5 does not use the correct specifier within a format string, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and application crash) via a crafted PDF file.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.48% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-January/125710.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/56567 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/105 mailing list
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201401-21.xml vendor advisory
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/?id=58e04a08afee39370283c494ee2e4e392fd3b684
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90552 vdb entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1048199
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/97 mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/56776 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-7296?
CVE-2013-7296 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-7296?
To fix CVE-2013-7296, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2013-7296 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-7296 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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