CVE-2018-16646
CVSS V2 Medium 4.3
CVSS V3 Medium 6.5
Description
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2018-16646
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2018-09-06T23:29:01
- Last Modified Date
- 2020-07-23T12:15:12
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:poppler:0.68.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 4.3
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 6.5
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 2.8
- Impact Score
- 3.6
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1622951 | Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00024.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00040.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3837-1/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3837-2/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00004.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2022 | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00018.html |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16646 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-16646 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 16:40:04 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-03 11:52:10 | 2018-09-06T23:29Z | 2018-09-06T23:29:01 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-03 11:52:10 | 2020-07-23T12:15:12 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-03 11:52:10 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |