CVE-2018-10768

Public Exploit

Description

There is a NULL pointer dereference in the AnnotPath::getCoordsLength function in Annot.h in an Ubuntu package for Poppler 0.24.5. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack. Later Ubuntu packages such as for Poppler 0.41.0 are not affected.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.52% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory freedesktop.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=106408 patch exploit vendor advisory issue tracking
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00024.html third party advisory mailing list
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3505 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3647-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3140 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-10768?
CVE-2018-10768 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-10768?
To fix CVE-2018-10768, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-10768 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-10768 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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