CVE-2018-16646
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.
02 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.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 2.88% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 86.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2018-09-06 23:00Z8 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-05 10:32Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2018-09-06
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-835Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')Base
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- aee7e73b3e43f38414937c19d7ab098cd7ded65334823d1f61d39b87f8a7a652
05 Affected products
06 References
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1622951
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20181130 [SECURITY] [DLA 1562-2] poppler security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00040.html
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20181031 [SECURITY] [DLA 1562-1] poppler security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00024.html
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3837-2https://usn.ubuntu.com/3837-2/
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20181214 [SECURITY] [DLA 1562-3] poppler regression updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00004.html
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3837-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/3837-1/
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2019:2022https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2022
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20200723 [SECURITY] [DLA 2287-1] poppler security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00018.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- poppler Fixed in 0.71.0-4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- poppler Fixed in 0.71.0-4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- poppler Fixed in 0.71.0-4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- poppler Fixed in 0.24.5-2ubuntu4.13
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- poppler Fixed in 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.9
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- poppler Fixed in 0.62.0-2ubuntu2.4
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.