// For flags

CVE-2018-18897

poppler: memory leak in GfxColorSpace::setDisplayProfile in GfxState.cc

Severity Score

6.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

< 1%
*EPSS

Affected Versions

20
*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

An issue was discovered in Poppler 0.71.0. There is a memory leak in GfxColorSpace::setDisplayProfile in GfxState.cc, as demonstrated by pdftocairo.

Se ha descubierto un problema en Poppler 0.71.0. Hay una fuga de memoria en GfxColorSpace::setDisplayProfile in GfxState.cc, tal y como queda demostrado con pdftocairo.

Poppler is a Portable Document Format rendering library, used by applications such as Evince or Okular. Issues addressed include buffer overflow and null pointer vulnerabilities.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2018-11-02 CVE Reserved
  • 2018-11-02 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-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
  • CWE-772: Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions (20)