#VU19596 Out-of-bounds read in Poppler - CVE-2019-12293

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#VU19596 Out-of-bounds read in Poppler - CVE-2019-12293

Published: August 1, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU19596
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-12293
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Poppler
Software vendor:
Freedesktop.org

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to heap-based buffer over-read in JPXStream::init() function in JPEG2000Stream.cc via data with inconsistent heights or widths. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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