CVE-2018-20551 — MEDIUM (6.5)

Vulnerability Description

A reachable Object::getString assertion in Poppler 0.72.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service due to construction of invalid rich media annotation assets in the AnnotRichMedia class in Annot.c.

CVSS Score

6.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Freedesktop	Poppler	0.72.0
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	14.04

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2713
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/issues/703ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/merge_requests/146PatchThird Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3886-1/Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2713
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/issues/703ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/merge_requests/146PatchThird Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3886-1/Third Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2018-20551?

CVE-2018-20551 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). A reachable Object::getString assertion in Poppler 0.72.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service due to construction of invalid rich media annotation assets in the AnnotRichMedia class in Annot...

How severe is CVE-2018-20551?

CVE-2018-20551 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2018-20551?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Freedesktop Poppler, Canonical Ubuntu Linux.