#VU16349 Improper input validation in Poppler - CVE-2018-19058
Published: December 10, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU16349
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-19058
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Poppler
Poppler
Software vendor:
Freedesktop.org
Freedesktop.org
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condicion on the target system.
The vulnerability exists in the EmbFile::save2 function due to insufficient stream checks by the EmbFile::save2 function, as defined in the FileSpec.cc source code file of the affected software, before an embedded file is saved. A remote attacker can trick the victim into accessing an embedded file that submits malicious input, trigger a reachable abort condition in the Object.h file and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.