CVE-2018-16646
Adobe Poppler Infinite recursion DoS Vulnerability
Description
In Poppler 0.68.0, the Parser::getObj() function in Parser.cc may cause infinite recursion via a crafted file. A remote attacker can leverage this for a DoS attack.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 6, 2018, 11:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
July 23, 2020, 12:15 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2018-16646 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2018-16646
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-2018-16646.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2022 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1622951 | Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00024.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00040.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00004.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00018.html | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3837-1/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3837-2/ | 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).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2018-16646 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2018-16646 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 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 23, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00018.html [No Types Assigned] -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-400 CWE-20 CWE-835 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 06, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2022 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 05, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00040.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00040.html Mailing List, 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 Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3837-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3837-1/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00004.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00004.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3837-2/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3837-2/ Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 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:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 15, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00004.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 12, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3837-2/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 05, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3837-1/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 01, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00040.html [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] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 25, 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:L/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=1622951 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1622951 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-400 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:poppler:0.68.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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-2018-16646 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-16646
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Exploit Prediction
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1.90 }} 1.28%
score
0.88724
percentile