#VU16831 Reachable Assertion in Poppler - CVE-2018-20551

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#VU16831 Reachable Assertion in Poppler - CVE-2018-20551

Published: January 7, 2019 / Updated: February 1, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU16831
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-20551
CWE-ID: CWE-617
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Poppler
Software vendor:
Freedesktop.org

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to reachable Object::getString assertion due to construction of invalid rich media annotation assets in the AnnotRichMedia class in Annot.c. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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