CVE-2018-20481

poppler: NULL pointer dereference in the XRef::getEntry in XRef.cc

Published Dec 26, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 3.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
XRef::getEntry in XRef.cc in Poppler 0.72.0 mishandles unallocated XRef entries, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted PDF document, when XRefEntry::setFlag in XRef.h is called from Parser::makeStream in Parser.cc.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1706-1 poppler security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2287-1 poppler security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-13035 XRef::getEntry in XRef.cc in Poppler 0.72.0 mishandles unallocated XRef entries, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted PDF document, when XRefEntry::setFlag in XRef.h is called from Parser::makeStream in Parser.cc.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3865-1 poppler vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 12:05 PM
Reserved
Dec 25, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 26, 2018, 4:29 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:52 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Dec 20, 2018, 12:00 AM