Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting poppler-cpp package, versions <0:0.26.5-42.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.96% (91st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-POPPLERCPP-8010936
  • published17 Sept 2024
  • disclosed23 May 2019

Introduced: 23 May 2019

CVE-2019-12293  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 poppler-cpp to version 0:0.26.5-42.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2020:1074.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream poppler-cpp package and not the poppler-cpp package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 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.