Is CVE-2019-9959 actively exploited?

CVE-2019-9959 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2024-11-21.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-9959?

CVE-2019-9959 has a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2019-9959?

Patch guidance is available from freedesktop security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2019-9959.

CVE-2019-9959 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2019-9959?

17 products: freedesktop poppler, debian debian linux, debian debian linux, debian debian linux, fedoraproject fedora, and 12 more.

Description

The JPXStream::init function in Poppler 0.78.0 and earlier doesn't check for negative values of stream length, leading to an Integer Overflow, thereby making it possible to allocate a large memory chunk on the heap, with a size controlled by an attacker, as demonstrated by pdftocairo.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: required
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: none
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-190 · Integer Overflow

Metadata

Primary Vendor: FREEDESKTOP
Published: 7/22/2019
Last Modified: 11/21/2024
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

freedesktop : popplerdebian : debian_linuxdebian : debian_linuxdebian : debian_linuxfedoraproject : fedorafedoraproject : fedoraredhat : enterprise_linuxredhat : enterprise_linux_eusredhat : enterprise_linux_eusredhat : enterprise_linux_eusredhat : enterprise_linux_eusredhat : enterprise_linux_server_ausredhat : enterprise_linux_server_ausredhat : enterprise_linux_server_ausredhat : enterprise_linux_server_tusredhat : enterprise_linux_server_tusredhat : enterprise_linux_server_tus

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD