CVE-2018-16646
published 2018-09-06CVE-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…
PriorityP428medium6.5CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCNINAH
EPSS
2.88%
85.1th percentile
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.
Affected
21 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | poppler | < poppler 0.71.0-4 (bookworm) | poppler 0.71.0-4 (bookworm) |
| debian | xpdf | — | — |
| freedesktop | poppler | — | — |
| freedesktop | poppler | >= 0 < 0.71.0-4 | 0.71.0-4 |
| freedesktop | poppler | >= 0 < 0.71.0-4 | 0.71.0-4 |
| freedesktop | poppler | >= 0 < 0.71.0-4 | 0.71.0-4 |
| freedesktop | poppler | >= 0 < 0.71.0-4 | 0.71.0-4 |
| freedesktop | poppler | >= 0 < 0.24.5-2ubuntu4.14 | 0.24.5-2ubuntu4.14 |
| freedesktop | poppler | >= 0 < 0.24.5-2ubuntu4.13 | 0.24.5-2ubuntu4.13 |
| freedesktop | poppler | >= 0 < 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.14 | 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.14 |
| freedesktop | poppler | >= 0 < 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.10 | 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.10 |
| freedesktop | poppler | >= 0 < 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.9 | 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.9 |
| freedesktop | poppler | >= 0 < 0.62.0-2ubuntu2.9 | 0.62.0-2ubuntu2.9 |
| freedesktop | poppler | >= 0 < 0.62.0-2ubuntu2.5 | 0.62.0-2ubuntu2.5 |
| freedesktop | poppler | >= 0 < 0.62.0-2ubuntu2.4 | 0.62.0-2ubuntu2.4 |
| glyphandcog | xpdfreader | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.06.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv6.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian6.5LOW
vendor_redhat6.5MEDIUM
vendor_ubuntu6.5MEDIUM
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GHSA
GHSA-prrp-xgrg-xvgp: In Xpdf 4
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-24·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2019-13288 [MEDIUM] GHSA-prrp-xgrg-xvgp: In Xpdf 4
In Xpdf 4.01.01, 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. This is similar to CVE-2018-16646.
GHSA
GHSA-7rfh-f9f4-m45f: In Poppler 0
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2018-16646 [MEDIUM] CWE-835 GHSA-7rfh-f9f4-m45f: In Poppler 0
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.
OSV
CVE-2019-13288: In Xpdf 4
osv·2019-07-04·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2019-13288 [MEDIUM] CVE-2019-13288: In Xpdf 4
In Xpdf 4.01.01, 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. This is similar to CVE-2018-16646.
OSV
poppler regression
osv·2018-12-11·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2018-16646 [MEDIUM] poppler regression
poppler regression
USN-3837-1 fixed vulnerabilities in poppler. A regression was reported
regarding the previous update. This update fixes the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain PDF files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2018-16646)
It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain PDF files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
(CVE-2018-19149)
OSV
poppler vulnerabilities
osv·2018-12-04·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2018-16646 [MEDIUM] poppler vulnerabilities
poppler vulnerabilities
It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain PDF files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2018-16646, CVE-2018-19058, CVE-2018-19059, CVE-2018-19060)
It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain PDF files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
(CVE-2018-19149)
OSV
CVE-2018-16646: In Poppler 0
osv·2018-09-06·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2018-16646 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-16646: In Poppler 0
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.
Debian
CVE-2019-13288: xpdf - In Xpdf 4.01.01, the Parser::getObj() function in Parser.cc may cause infinite r...
vendor_debian·2019·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2019-13288 [MEDIUM] CVE-2019-13288: xpdf - In Xpdf 4.01.01, the Parser::getObj() function in Parser.cc may cause infinite r...
In Xpdf 4.01.01, 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. This is similar to CVE-2018-16646.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved
bullseye: resolved
forky: resolved
sid: resolved
trixie: resolved
Ubuntu
poppler regression
vendor_ubuntu·2018-12-11·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2018-16646 [MEDIUM] poppler regression
Title: poppler regression
Summary: USN-3837-1 introduced a regression in poppler.
USN-3837-1 fixed vulnerabilities in poppler. A regression was reported
regarding the previous update. This update fixes the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain PDF files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2018-16646)
It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain PDF files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
(CVE-2018-19149)
Instructions: In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Ubuntu
poppler vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2018-12-04·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2018-16646 [MEDIUM] poppler vulnerabilities
Title: poppler vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in poppler.
It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain PDF files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2018-16646, CVE-2018-19058, CVE-2018-19059, CVE-2018-19060)
It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain PDF files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
(CVE-2018-19149)
Instructions: In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Red Hat
poppler: infinite recursion in Parser::getObj function in Parser.cc
vendor_redhat·2018-08-28·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2018-16646 [MEDIUM] CWE-835 poppler: infinite recursion in Parser::getObj function in Parser.cc
poppler: infinite recursion in Parser::getObj function in Parser.cc
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.
Package: poppler (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Will not fix
Package: poppler (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Will not fix
Package: poppler (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8) - Not affected
Debian
CVE-2018-16646: poppler - In Poppler 0.68.0, the Parser::getObj() function in Parser.cc may cause infinite...
vendor_debian·2018·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2018-16646 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-16646: poppler - In Poppler 0.68.0, the Parser::getObj() function in Parser.cc may cause infinite...
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.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 0.71.0-4)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 0.71.0-4)
forky: resolved (fixed in 0.71.0-4)
sid: resolved (fixed in 0.71.0-4)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 0.71.0-4)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2019-13288 xpdf: denial of service in function Parser::getObj() in Parser.cc
bugzilla·2019-07-10·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2019-13288 [MEDIUM] CVE-2019-13288 xpdf: denial of service in function Parser::getObj() in Parser.cc
CVE-2019-13288 xpdf: denial of service in function Parser::getObj() in Parser.cc
In Xpdf 4.01.01, 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. This is similar to CVE-2018-16646.
Reference:
https://github.com/PanguL4b/pocs/tree/master/xpdf/stack-overflow_dos_Parser__getObj
Discussion:
Created xpdf tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: epel-all [bug 1728464]
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1728463]
---
This CVE Bugzilla entry is for community support informational purposes only as it does not affect a package in a commercially supported Red Hat product. Refer to the dependent bugs for status of those individual community products.
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-16646 poppler: infinite recursion in Parser::getObj function in Parser.cc
bugzilla·2018-09-07·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2018-16646 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-16646 poppler: infinite recursion in Parser::getObj function in Parser.cc
CVE-2018-16646 poppler: infinite recursion in Parser::getObj function in Parser.cc
A flaw was found 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.
References:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1622951
Discussion:
Created mingw-poppler tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1626621]
Created poppler tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1626620]
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Reproduces on RHEL-7.
```Syntax Error (1452): Dictionary key must be a name object
Syntax Error (1454): Dictionary key must be a name object
Syntax Error (1463): Dictionary key must be a name object
Syntax Error (1470): Dictionary key must be a name object
Syntax Error (1476):
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-16646 poppler: infinite recursion in Parser::getObj function in Parser.cc [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2018-09-07·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2018-16646 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-16646 poppler: infinite recursion in Parser::getObj function in Parser.cc [fedora-all]
CVE-2018-16646 poppler: infinite recursion in Parser::getObj function in Parser.cc [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects multiple
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-16646 mingw-poppler: poppler: infinite recursion in Parser::getObj function in Parser.cc [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2018-09-07·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2018-16646 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-16646 mingw-poppler: poppler: infinite recursion in Parser::getObj function in Parser.cc [fedora-all]
CVE-2018-16646 mingw-poppler: poppler: infinite recursion in Parser::getObj function in Parser.cc [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue af
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2022https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1622951https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00024.htmlhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00040.htmlhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00004.htmlhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00018.htmlhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3837-1/https://usn.ubuntu.com/3837-2/https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2022https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1622951https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00024.htmlhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00040.htmlhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00004.htmlhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00018.htmlhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3837-1/https://usn.ubuntu.com/3837-2/
2018-09-06
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