vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2019-9959: Security patch for poppler (ALAS-2020-1398)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Jul 22, 2019 | Jul 18, 2020 | May 13, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Jul 22, 2019
Added
Jul 18, 2020
Modified
May 13, 2025
Description
The JPXStream::init function in Poppler 0.78.0 and earlier doesn't check for negative values of stream length, leading to an Integer Overflow, thereby making it possible to allocate a large memory chunk on the heap, with a size controlled by an attacker, as demonstrated by pdftocairo.
Solution
amazon-linux-upgrade-poppler
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