CVE-2019-9543 is a Denial of Service vulnerability affecting Poppler 0.74.0, specifically within the JBIG2Stream::readGenericBitmap() function. An unauthenticated attacker can trigger a recursive function call by providing a specially crafted PDF file, leading to a segmentation fault and potential unspecified impact. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over a network with low attack complexity, posing a significant risk to availability, confidentiality, and integrity. There is currently no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.74.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:poppler:0.74.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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