CVE-2019-12293: freedesktop poppler Out-of-bounds Read
CVSS: 8.8v3.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2019-12293DEBIAN-CVE-2019-12293
Published 23-05-2019Last modified 04-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2019-12293 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in freedesktop poppler. EPSS estimates a 2.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
2.09%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 9 · Related 3Timeline
- 23-05-2019PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versionsHigh 8.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Medium 6.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
2.09%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
81%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 2.09% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score2.09%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (gitlab.freedesktop.org)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- poppler< 0.71.0-5
Freedesktop1 product
- poppler≤ 0.76.1
Ubuntu1 product
- poppler< 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.14 | < 0.62.0-2ubuntu2.9
3 vendors · 3 products
