Out-of-bounds Read in Freedesktop Poppler
CVE-2018-19059
An issue was discovered in Poppler 0.71.0. There is a out-of-bounds read in EmbFile::save2 in FileSpec.cc, will lead to denial of service, as demonstrated by utils/pdfdetach.cc not validating embedded files before save attempts.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.018 (76.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Freedesktop Poppler — versions 0.71.0
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 14.04, 16.04, 18.04
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-19059?
- CVE-2018-19059 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Freedesktop Poppler, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-11-07.
- How severe is CVE-2018-19059?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.