CVE-2018-16646
poppler: infinite recursion in Parser::getObj function in Parser.cc
Severity Score
6.5
*CVSS v3
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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Descriptions
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.
En Poppler 0.68.0, la función Parser::getObj() en Parser.cc podría provocar una recursión infinita mediante un archivo manipulado. Un atacante remoto puede aprovecharse de esto para provocar un ataque de denegación de servicio (DoS).
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Timeline
- 2018-09-06 CVE Reserved
- 2018-09-06 CVE Published
- 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-05 First Exploit
- 2024-08-09 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
CAPEC
References (10)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00024.html | Mailing List |
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| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00040.html | Mailing List |
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| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00004.html | Mailing List |
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| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00018.html | Mailing List |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1622951 | 2024-08-05 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2022 | 2020-07-23 | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3837-1 | 2020-07-23 | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3837-2 | 2020-07-23 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-16646 | 2019-08-06 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1626618 | 2019-08-06 |
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" | 0.68.0 Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Poppler" and version "0.68.0" | - |
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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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| 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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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 16.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "16.04" | lts |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 18.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "18.04" | lts |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 18.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "18.10" | - |
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