CVE-2018-10768
poppler: NULL pointer dereference in Annot.h:AnnotPath::getCoordsLength() allows for denial of service via crafted PDF
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
1Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
There is a NULL pointer dereference in the AnnotPath::getCoordsLength function in Annot.h in an Ubuntu package for Poppler 0.24.5. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack. Later Ubuntu packages such as for Poppler 0.41.0 are not affected.
Hay una desreferencia de puntero NULL en la función AnnotPath::getCoordsLength en Annot.h en un paquete de Ubuntu para Poppler 0.24.5. Se podría realizar un ataque de denegación de servicio remoto con una entrada especialmente manipulada. Los paquetes posteriores de Ubuntu, como los de Poppler 0.41.0 no se han visto afectados.
It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain PDF files. An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service. It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain PDF files. An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2018-05-06 CVE Reserved
- 2018-05-06 CVE Published
- 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-05 First Exploit
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference
CAPEC
References (8)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00024.html | Mailing List |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=106408 | 2024-08-05 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327 | 2019-04-25 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3140 | 2019-04-25 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3505 | 2019-04-25 | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3647-1 | 2019-04-25 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-10768 | 2018-10-30 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1576169 | 2018-10-30 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Freedesktop Search vendor "Freedesktop" | Poppler Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Poppler" | < 0.41.0 Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Poppler" and version " < 0.41.0" | - |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 14.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "14.04" | lts |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 8.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "8.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Ansible Tower Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Ansible Tower" | 3.3 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Ansible Tower" and version "3.3" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Desktop Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" and version "7.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" and version "7.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Workstation Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" and version "7.0" | - |
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