CVE-2019-9631 Memory corruption in n/a
A heap-based buffer over-read in Poppler allows attackers to cause denial of service or disclose sensitive information via crafted PDF files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2019-9631?
CVE-2019-9631 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 8 Mar 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Poppler 0.74.0 has a heap-based buffer over-read in the CairoRescaleBox.cc downsample_row_box_filter function.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-9631?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Freedesktop Poppler.
How do I fix CVE-2019-9631?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2019-9631 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-9631 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-9631, DLA-1752-1, GHSA-3q4x-phpm-jwm5, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-9631.