CVE-2019-9543

Name: CVE-2019-9543
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2019-03-01T19:29:02.743+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 3.31%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2019-9543 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. An issue was discovered in Poppler 0.74.0. A recursive function call, in JBIG2Stream::readGenericBitmap() located in JBIG2Stream.cc, can be triggered by sending a crafted pdf file to (for example) the pdfseparate binary. EPSS estimates a 3.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

An issue was discovered in Poppler 0.74.0. A recursive function call, in JBIG2Stream::readGenericBitmap() located in JBIG2Stream.cc, can be triggered by sending a crafted pdf file to (for example) the pdfseparate binary. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact. This is related to JArithmeticDecoder::decodeBit.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

3.31%

87.0th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-674

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Freedesktop	Poppler	0.74.0

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107238Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/issues/730Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://research.loginsoft.com/bugs/recursive-function-call-in-function-jbig2streamreadgenericbitmap-poppler-0-74-0/Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107238Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/issues/730Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://research.loginsoft.com/bugs/recursive-function-call-in-function-jbig2streamreadgenericbitmap-poppler-0-74-0/Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Mar 1, 2019
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2019-9543?

How severe is CVE-2019-9543?

Severity scoring for CVE-2019-9543 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 3.31% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-9543?

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Source: NVD / NIST