# CVE-2013-7296: The JBIG2Stream::readSegments method in JBIG2Stream.cc in Poppler before 0.24.5 does not use the correct specifier within a format string, w

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-01-26 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## References

- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-January/125710.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56567
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/105
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201401-21.xml
- http://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/?id=58e04a08afee39370283c494ee2e4e392fd3b684
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90552
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1048199
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/97
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56776

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