Out-of-bounds Read Affecting poppler-qt package, versions <0:0.26.5-42.amzn2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.95% (77th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-POPPLERQT-1683481
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed23 May 2019

Introduced: 23 May 2019

CVE-2019-12293  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 poppler-qt to version 0:0.26.5-42.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2020-1481.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream poppler-qt package and not the poppler-qt package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

In Poppler through 0.76.1, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in JPXStream::init in JPEG2000Stream.cc via data with inconsistent heights or widths.