CVE-2019-9200

Public Exploit

Description

A heap-based buffer underwrite exists in ImageStream::getLine() located at Stream.cc in Poppler 0.74.0 that can (for example) be triggered by sending a crafted PDF file to the pdfimages binary. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.56% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory freedesktop.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/issues/728 exploit vendor advisory
https://research.loginsoft.com/bugs/heap-based-buffer-underwrite-in-imagestreamgetline-poppler-0-74-0/ third party advisory exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107172 vdb entry third party advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3905-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00008.html third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JQ6RABASMSIMMWMDZTP6ZWUWZPTBSVB5/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZWP5XSUG6GNRI75NYKF53KIB2CZY6QQ6/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6OSCOYM3AMFFBJWSBWY6VJVLNE5JD7YS/ vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4042-1/ vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2022 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2713 vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00018.html mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-9200?
CVE-2019-9200 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-9200?
To fix CVE-2019-9200, 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-2019-9200 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-9200 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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