CVE-2019-9545: freedesktop poppler Uncontrolled Recursion
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2019-9545 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Uncontrolled Recursion vulnerability in freedesktop poppler. EPSS estimates a 1.82% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 4Timeline
- 01-03-2019PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
An issue was discovered in Poppler 0.74.0. A recursive function call, in JBIG2Stream::readTextRegion() located in JBIG2Stream.cc, can be triggered by sending a crafted pdf file to (for example) the pdfimages binary. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact. This is related to JBIG2Bitmap::clearToZero.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions- 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
EPSS trend
Probability
1.82%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
78%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.82% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
2 foundExploit Reference (gitlab.freedesktop.org)
Maturity: unknown
Exploit Reference (research.loginsoft.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- popplerAll versions (No fix recorded)
Freedesktop1 product
- poppler0.74.0
Ubuntu1 product
- popplerAll versions (No fix recorded)
3 vendors · 3 products
