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CVE-2019-9543
An issue was discovered in Poppler 0.74.0. A recursive function call, in JBIG2Stream::readGenericBitmap() located in JBIG2Stream.cc, can…
High8.8EPSS 3.3%
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Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.3% · top 11% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.8.
Weakness
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References (3)
- https://research.loginsoft.com/bugs/recursive-function-call-in-function-jbig2streamreadgenericbitmap-poppler-0-74-0/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 107238 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/issues/730 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
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