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CVE-2019-9543

An issue was discovered in Poppler 0.74.0. A recursive function call, in JBIG2Stream:...

8.8 High

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

3.31%Up 2.3 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

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.

Record
CVE-2019-9543
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-674
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2019-9543
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-18915 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2019-18915
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hwxv-7gw9-pfm4 8.8

An issue was discovered in Poppler 0.74.0. A recursive function call, in JBIG2Stream:...

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.

Record
GHSA-hwxv-7gw9-pfm4
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-674
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 8.8

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.

Record
CVE-2019-9543
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2019-9543 8.8

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2019-9543
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-9543 8.8

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.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-9543
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
poppler
Debian:12
 All versions, plus listed versions
22.12.0-222.12.0-2+deb12u122.12.0-2+deb12u222.12.0-2+deb12u322.12.0-2.1
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22.12.0-2.223.08.0-123.08.0-223.12.0-124.02.0-124.02.0-224.02.0-324.02.0-424.02.0-524.02.0-5+loong6424.06.0-124.06.0-224.08.0-124.08.0-224.08.0-324.08.0-425.01.0-125.01.0-225.01.0-325.01.0-425.01.0-525.03.0-125.03.0-1025.03.0-1125.03.0-11.125.03.0-225.03.0-325.03.0-425.03.0-525.03.0-625.03.0-725.03.0-926.01.0-126.01.0-226.01.0-326.01.0-426.01.0-4.126.01.0-526.07.0-126.07.0-2
 None known
poppler
Debian:13
 All versions, plus listed versions
25.03.0-1025.03.0-1125.03.0-11.125.03.0-525.03.0-5+deb13u2
Show 13 moreShow less
25.03.0-5+deb13u325.03.0-5+deb13u425.03.0-625.03.0-725.03.0-926.01.0-126.01.0-226.01.0-326.01.0-426.01.0-4.126.01.0-526.07.0-126.07.0-2
 None known
poppler
Debian:14
 All versions, plus listed versions
25.03.0-1025.03.0-1125.03.0-11.125.03.0-525.03.0-6
Show 10 moreShow less
25.03.0-725.03.0-926.01.0-126.01.0-226.01.0-326.01.0-426.01.0-4.126.01.0-526.07.0-126.07.0-2
 None known
poppler
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
0.33.0-0ubuntu30.37.0-0ubuntu10.38.0-0ubuntu10.41.0-0ubuntu10.41.0-0ubuntu1.1
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0.41.0-0ubuntu1.20.41.0-0ubuntu1.30.41.0-0ubuntu1.40.41.0-0ubuntu1.50.41.0-0ubuntu1.60.41.0-0ubuntu1.70.41.0-0ubuntu1.80.41.0-0ubuntu1.90.41.0-0ubuntu1.100.41.0-0ubuntu1.110.41.0-0ubuntu1.120.41.0-0ubuntu1.130.41.0-0ubuntu1.140.41.0-0ubuntu1.150.41.0-0ubuntu1.160.41.0-0ubuntu1.16+esm10.41.0-0ubuntu1.16+esm20.41.0-0ubuntu1.16+esm30.41.0-0ubuntu1.16+esm40.41.0-0ubuntu1.16+esm50.41.0-0ubuntu1.16+esm60.41.0-0ubuntu1.16+esm70.41.0-0ubuntu1.16+esm8
 None known
poppler
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
0.57.0-2ubuntu40.57.0-2ubuntu50.62.0-1ubuntu10.62.0-2ubuntu10.62.0-2ubuntu2
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0.62.0-2ubuntu2.10.62.0-2ubuntu2.20.62.0-2ubuntu2.40.62.0-2ubuntu2.50.62.0-2ubuntu2.60.62.0-2ubuntu2.70.62.0-2ubuntu2.80.62.0-2ubuntu2.90.62.0-2ubuntu2.100.62.0-2ubuntu2.110.62.0-2ubuntu2.120.62.0-2ubuntu2.130.62.0-2ubuntu2.140.62.0-2ubuntu2.14+esm10.62.0-2ubuntu2.14+esm20.62.0-2ubuntu2.14+esm30.62.0-2ubuntu2.14+esm40.62.0-2ubuntu2.14+esm50.62.0-2ubuntu2.14+esm60.62.0-2ubuntu2.14+esm70.62.0-2ubuntu2.14+esm8
 None known
poppler
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
0.80.0-0ubuntu10.80.0-0ubuntu30.80.0-0ubuntu40.80.0-0ubuntu50.85.0-1ubuntu1
Show 12 moreShow less
0.85.0-1ubuntu30.86.1-0ubuntu10.86.1-0ubuntu1.10.86.1-0ubuntu1.20.86.1-0ubuntu1.30.86.1-0ubuntu1.40.86.1-0ubuntu1.50.86.1-0ubuntu1.60.86.1-0ubuntu1.70.86.1-0ubuntu1.7+esm10.86.1-0ubuntu1.7+esm20.86.1-0ubuntu1.7+esm3
 None known
poppler
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
21.06.1-121.11.0-1~ubuntu222.02.0-222.02.0-2ubuntu0.122.02.0-2ubuntu0.2
Show 13 moreShow less
22.02.0-2ubuntu0.322.02.0-2ubuntu0.422.02.0-2ubuntu0.522.02.0-2ubuntu0.622.02.0-2ubuntu0.722.02.0-2ubuntu0.822.02.0-2ubuntu0.922.02.0-2ubuntu0.1022.02.0-2ubuntu0.1122.02.0-2ubuntu0.1222.02.0-2ubuntu0.1322.02.0-2ubuntu0.1422.02.0-2ubuntu0.15
 None known
poppler
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
23.08.0-2ubuntu123.12.0-1ubuntu224.02.0-1ubuntu224.02.0-1ubuntu824.02.0-1ubuntu9
Show 11 moreShow less
24.02.0-1ubuntu9.124.02.0-1ubuntu9.224.02.0-1ubuntu9.324.02.0-1ubuntu9.424.02.0-1ubuntu9.524.02.0-1ubuntu9.624.02.0-1ubuntu9.724.02.0-1ubuntu9.824.02.0-1ubuntu9.924.02.0-1ubuntu9.1024.02.0-1ubuntu9.11
 None known
poppler
Ubuntu:25.10
 All versions, plus listed versions
25.03.0-325.03.0-425.03.0-4build125.03.0-4ubuntu125.03.0-5
Show 5 moreShow less
25.03.0-625.03.0-725.03.0-1025.03.0-10ubuntu0.125.03.0-10ubuntu0.2
 None known
poppler
Ubuntu:26.10
 All versions, plus listed versions
26.01.0-2build226.01.0-526.07.0-0ubuntu126.07.0-226.07.0-2ubuntu126.07.0-2ubuntu1.1
 None known
poppler
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
25.03.0-1025.03.0-11.126.01.0-2build226.01.0-2ubuntu0.126.01.0-2ubuntu0.226.01.0-2ubuntu0.3
 None known

History

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In short

CVE-2019-9543 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Freedesktop Poppler, published March 1, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.31%, the 88th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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