#VU16351 Improper input validation in Poppler - CVE-2018-16646
Published: December 10, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU16351
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-2018-16646
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 Parser::getObj() function, as defined in the Parser.cc source code file of the affected software due to improper processing of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can trick the victim into accessing an embedded file that submits malicious input, trigger an infinite recursion condition and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.