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.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | No solution exists | May 15, 2025 | Mar 1, 2019 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libpoppler-cpp0Upgrade libpoppler73-32bitUpgrade libpoppler44Upgrade libpoppler73Upgrade libpoppler60Upgrade poppler-toolsUpgrade libpoppler89-32bitUpgrade libpoppler89Upgrade libpoppler-glib-develUpgrade libpoppler-develUpgrade typelib-1_0-Poppler-0_18Upgrade libpoppler-glib8Upgrade libpoppler-qt4-4Upgrade libpoppler-qt4-devel | Aug 9, 2024 | Mar 1, 2019 |
| Ubuntu | — | No solution exists | Jun 26, 2025 | Mar 1, 2019 |
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