Vulnerability in Freedesktop Poppler
CVE-2018-16646
In Poppler 0.68.0, the Parser::getObj() function in Parser.cc may cause infinite recursion via a crafted file. A remote attacker can leverage this for a DoS attack.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.029 (86.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 86.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.029 · newest: 0.029 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Freedesktop Poppler — versions 0.68.0
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 14.04, 16.04, 18.04
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00040.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00024.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3837-2/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00004.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3837-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2022 (vendor-advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00018.html (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-16646?
- CVE-2018-16646 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Freedesktop Poppler, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-09-06.
- How severe is CVE-2018-16646?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-16646 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.