Buffer overflow in Poppler - CVE-2018-13988
Published: August 2, 2018 / Updated: August 3, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU14189
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-13988
CWE-ID: CWE-120
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Freedesktop.org
Affected software:
Poppler
Poppler
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists in the image rendering functionality due to buffer overflow when handling malicious input. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted PDF file, trigger memory corruption and cause the system to crash.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-13988
Install update from vendor's website.