CVE-2018-13988
Poppler PDF Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability
Description
Poppler through 0.62 contains an out of bounds read vulnerability due to an incorrect memory access that is not mapped in its memory space, as demonstrated by pdfunite. This can result in memory corruption and denial of service. This may be exploitable when a victim opens a specially crafted PDF file.
INFO
Published Date :
July 25, 2018, 11:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 25, 2019, 2:16 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2018-13988 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2018-13988
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2018-13988.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/148661/PDFunite-0.62.0-Buffer-Overflow.html | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3140 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3505 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-13988 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1602838 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/?id=004e3c10df0abda214f0c293f9e269fdd979c5ee | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00024.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3757-1/ | Third Party Advisory |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
CVEs and Techniques used PDF as an attack vector.
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2018-13988 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2018-13988 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 25, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327 Third Party Advisory Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_tower:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_tower:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 24, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 12, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3140 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3140 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3505 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3505 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00024.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00024.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_tower:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3505 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 01, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00024.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 31, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3140 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 20, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1602838 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1602838 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3757-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3757-1/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-13988 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-13988 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/148661/PDFunite-0.62.0-Buffer-Overflow.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/148661/PDFunite-0.62.0-Buffer-Overflow.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/?id=004e3c10df0abda214f0c293f9e269fdd979c5ee No Types Assigned https://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/?id=004e3c10df0abda214f0c293f9e269fdd979c5ee Patch, Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-125 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:poppler:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 0.62.0 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 30, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3757-1/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 13, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/?id=004e3c10df0abda214f0c293f9e269fdd979c5ee [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 04, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description Poppler through 0.62 contains a Buffer Overflow vulnerability due to an incorrect memory access that is not mapped in its memory space, as demonstrated by pdfunite. This can result in memory corruption and denial of service. This may be exploitable when a victim opens a specially crafted PDF file. Poppler through 0.62 contains an out of bounds read vulnerability due to an incorrect memory access that is not mapped in its memory space, as demonstrated by pdfunite. This can result in memory corruption and denial of service. This may be exploitable when a victim opens a specially crafted PDF file. Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1602838 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-13988 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-13988 is
associated with the following CWEs:
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Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.78 }} 0.03%
score
0.81581
percentile