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MEDIUM

CVE-2019-9903

CVSS v3

6.5

MEDIUM

EPSS Score

2.4 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-19

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

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SSVC status

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Affected and fixed versions

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

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Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2019-9903 Red Hat Product Security150 products fixed

    poppler: stack consumption in function Dict::find() in Dict.cc

  • RHSA-2019:2713 Red Hat Product Security105 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: poppler security update

Full record on NVD

Description

PDFDoc::markObject in PDFDoc.cc in Poppler 0.74.0 mishandles dict marking, leading to stack consumption in the function Dict::find() located at Dict.cc, which can (for example) be triggered by passing a crafted pdf file to the pdfunite binary.

Technical details

Published
2019-03-21

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-9903?

PDFDoc::markObject in PDFDoc.cc in Poppler 0.74.0 mishandles dict marking, leading to stack consumption in the function Dict::find() located at Dict.cc, which can (for example) be triggered by passing a crafted pdf file to the pdfunite binary.

Is CVE-2019-9903 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2019-9903 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 2.4% on 2026-10-19, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-9903?

CVE-2019-9903 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM severity).

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