VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-20650
A reachable Object::dictLookup assertion in Poppler 0.72.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service due to the lack of a check for the dict data type, as demonstrated by use of the FileSpec class (in FileSpec.cc) in pdfdetach.
MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 2.68%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.68%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
A reachable Object::dictLookup assertion in Poppler 0.72.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service due to the lack of a check for the dict data type, as demonstrated by use of the FileSpec class (in FileSpec.cc) in pdfdetach.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.68% probability · 85th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- freedesktop/poppler · canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux · redhat/enterprise linux · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux eus · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux server aus · redhat/enterprise linux server tus · redhat/enterprise linux workstation
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106459Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2022Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2713Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/de0c0b8324e776f0b851485e0fc9622fc35695b7Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/issues/704Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00033.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00014.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00030.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3865-1/Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106459Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2022Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2713Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/de0c0b8324e776f0b851485e0fc9622fc35695b7Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/issues/704Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00033.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00014.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00030.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3865-1/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.