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TI-2019-10807 Aliases CVE-2019-14494GHSA-8xhq-wvcf-g987

An issue was discovered in Poppler through 0.78.0.

Priority LOW 38CWE-369Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-369.

Summary

An issue was discovered in Poppler through 0.78.0. There is a divide-by-zero error in the function SplashOutputDev::tilingPatternFill at SplashOutputDev.cc.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02679 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 9

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:poppler:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 0.78.0VulnerableFreedesktop
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*18.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*19.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*30VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*31VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:poppler:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.78.0 Vulnerable ·Freedesktop
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 18.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 30 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 31 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2020:4643 Released 2020-11-04 · Red Hat rating Low
    poppler security update
    • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) poppler-cpp-0.66.0-27.el8, poppler-cpp-devel-0.66.0-27.el8, poppler-devel-0.66.0-27.el8 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) poppler-0.66.0-27.el8, poppler-glib-0.66.0-27.el8, poppler-utils-0.66.0-27.el8
  • RHSA-2020:3977 Released 2020-09-29 · Red Hat rating Low
    evince and poppler security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) evince-3.28.2-10.el7, evince-dvi-3.28.2-10.el7, evince-libs-3.28.2-10.el7 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) evince-browser-plugin-3.28.2-10.el7, evince-devel-3.28.2-10.el7, poppler-cpp-0.26.5-43.el7 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) poppler-0.26.5-43.el7, poppler-qt-0.26.5-43.el7, poppler-utils-0.26.5-43.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) poppler-cpp-0.26.5-43.el7, poppler-cpp-devel-0.26.5-43.el7, poppler-demos-0.26.5-43.el7 +4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) evince-3.28.2-10.el7, evince-dvi-3.28.2-10.el7, evince-libs-3.28.2-10.el7 +8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) evince-browser-plugin-3.28.2-10.el7, evince-devel-3.28.2-10.el7, evince-devel-3.28.2-10.el7.ppc +13
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) evince-3.28.2-10.el7, evince-dvi-3.28.2-10.el7, evince-libs-3.28.2-10.el7 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) evince-browser-plugin-3.28.2-10.el7, evince-devel-3.28.2-10.el7, poppler-cpp-0.26.5-43.el7 +5

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2020:4643
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2020:4643
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:3977
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:3977
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:3977
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:3977
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:3977
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:3977
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:3977
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:3977
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-14494
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8xhq-wvcf-g987

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Advisory 5

Sources

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