Vulnerability Description
In Poppler 0.72.0, PDFDoc::setup in PDFDoc.cc allows attackers to cause a denial-of-service (application crash caused by Object.h SIGABRT, because of a wrong return value from PDFDoc::setup) by crafting a PDF file in which an xref data structure is mishandled during extractPDFSubtype processing.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Freedesktop | Poppler | 0.72.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 28 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 16.04 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 8.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop | 7.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Eus | 8.1 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server | 7.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Aus | 8.2 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Tus | 8.2 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Workstation | 7.0 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- 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/9fd5ec0e6e5f763b190f2a55cePatchThird Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/issues/706Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00008.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00014.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4042-1/Third Party Advisory
- 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/9fd5ec0e6e5f763b190f2a55cePatchThird Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/issues/706Third Party Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2018-20662?
CVE-2018-20662 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). In Poppler 0.72.0, PDFDoc::setup in PDFDoc.cc allows attackers to cause a denial-of-service (application crash caused by Object.h SIGABRT, because of a wrong return value from PDFDoc::setup) by crafti...
How severe is CVE-2018-20662?
CVE-2018-20662 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-2018-20662?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Freedesktop Poppler, Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux.