CVE-2013-7296
The JBIG2Stream::readSegments method in JBIG2Stream.cc in Poppler before 0.24.5 does not use the...
The JBIG2Stream::readSegments method in JBIG2Stream.cc in Poppler before 0.24.5 does not use the correct specifier within a format string, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and application crash) via a crafted PDF file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.0
The JBIG2Stream::readSegments method in JBIG2Stream.cc in Poppler before 0.24.5 does not use the correct specifier within a format string, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and application crash) via a crafted PDF file.
- Record
CVE-2013-7296- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The JBIG2Stream::readSegments method in JBIG2Stream.cc in Poppler before 0.24.5 does not use the correct specifier within a format string, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and application crash) via a crafted PDF file.
- Record
CVE-2013-7296- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-7073 No score
The JBIG2Stream::readSegments method in JBIG2Stream.cc in Poppler before 0.24.5 does not use the correct specifier within a format string, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and application crash) via a crafted PDF file.
- Record
EUVD-2013-7073- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-255c-8m52-v92x No score
The JBIG2Stream::readSegments method in JBIG2Stream.cc in Poppler before 0.24.5 does not use the...
The JBIG2Stream::readSegments method in JBIG2Stream.cc in Poppler before 0.24.5 does not use the correct specifier within a format string, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and application crash) via a crafted PDF file.
- Record
GHSA-255c-8m52-v92x- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2013-7296 No score
The JBIG2Stream::readSegments method in JBIG2Stream.cc in Poppler before 0.24.5 does not use the correct specifier within a format string, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and application crash) via a crafted PDF file.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2013-7296- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2013-7296 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Freedesktop Poppler, published January 26, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.23%, the 82nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-January/125710.html
secunia.com/advisories/56567
seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/105
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201401-21.xml
cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit?id=58e04a08afee39370283c494ee2e4e392fd3b684
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90552