# CVE-2019-9631: Poppler 0.74.0 has a heap-based buffer over-read in the CairoRescaleBox.cc downsample\_row\_box\_filter function.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-03-08 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Poppler 0.74.0 has a heap-based buffer over-read in the CairoRescaleBox.cc downsample_row_box_filter function.

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## References

- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/issues/736
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JQ6RABASMSIMMWMDZTP6ZWUWZPTBSVB5/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZWP5XSUG6GNRI75NYKF53KIB2CZY6QQ6/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6OSCOYM3AMFFBJWSBWY6VJVLNE5JD7YS/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00011.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4042-1/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2022
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2713
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00018.html

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