CVE-2018-16646
poppler - regression update
6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.0%
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.
How to fix CVE-2018-16646
To remediate CVE-2018-16646, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/poppler—upgrade to 0.71.0-4 or later
- Debian/poppler—upgrade to 0.26.5-2+deb8u6 or later
- —upgrade to 0.26.5-2+deb8u7 or later
Is CVE-2018-16646 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 2.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 0.71.0-4
- from 0, < 0.26.5-2+deb8u6
- from 0, < 0.26.5-2+deb8u7
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |