Buffer overflow in Flowpaper Pdf2json
CVE-2018-14946
An issue has been found in PDF2JSON 0.69. The HtmlString class in ImgOutputDev.cc has Mismatched Memory Management Routines (malloc versus operator delete).
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.016 (74.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 74.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Flowpaper Pdf2json — versions 0.69
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/flexpaper/pdf2json/issues/19 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/fouzhe/security/tree/master/pdf2json (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-14946?
- CVE-2018-14946 is a high-severity vulnerability in Flowpaper Pdf2json, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-08-05.
- How severe is CVE-2018-14946?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-14946 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.