Poppler up to 0.76.1 JPEG2000Stream.cc JPXStream::init height/width memory corruption

A vulnerability was found in Poppler up to 0.76.1. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function JPXStream::init of the file JPEG2000Stream.cc. The manipulation of the argument height/width with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability (Heap-based). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-122. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

In Poppler through 0.76.1, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in JPXStream::init in JPEG2000Stream.cc via data with inconsistent heights or widths.

The weakness was released 05/23/2019. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-12293 since 05/23/2019. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/23/2019).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.5

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Class: Memory corruption / Heap-based (CWE-122)
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0-Day Time: ?05/23/2019 Advisory disclosed
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05/23/2019 +0 days VulDB last updateCVE: CVE-2019-12293 (?)Created: 05/23/2019 12:41 PM
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