Vulnerability identifier: #VU101977
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Poppler
Client/Desktop applications /
Office applications
Vendor: Freedesktop.org
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the JBIG2Bitmap::combine() function in JBIG2Stream.cc in libpoppler.so. A remote attacker can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Poppler: 0.1 - 24.12.0
External links
http://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/blob/30eada0d2bceb42c2d2a87361339063e0b9bea50/CMakeLists.txt#L621
http://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/commit/ade9b5ebed44b0c15522c27669ef6cdf93eff84e
http://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/issues/1553
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.