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6.5med

CVE-2018-20481

XRef::getEntry in XRef.cc in Poppler 0.72.0 mishandles unallocated XRef entries, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service…

Published 7 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
6.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
3.3%
percentile 89%
Public exploits
0
none known

XRef::getEntry in XRef.cc in Poppler 0.72.0 mishandles unallocated XRef entries, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted PDF document, when XRefEntry::setFlag in XRef.h is called from Parser::makeStream in Parser.cc.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

3.29% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.06.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.04.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness

References

  • gitlab.freedesktop.org /poppler/poppler/issues/692 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • gitlab.freedesktop.org /poppler/poppler/merge_requests/143 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • usn.ubuntu.com /3865-1/ · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00008.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/106321 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2019:2022 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2019:2713 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00018.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred

Sources

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