Heap-based Buffer Underwrite Vulnerability in Poppler 0.74.0

CVE-2019-9200 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

A heap-based buffer underwrite exists in ImageStream::getLine() located at Stream.cc in Poppler 0.74.0 that can (for example) be triggered by sending a crafted PDF file to the pdfimages binary. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact.

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