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.
References (8)
Core 8
Core References
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1622951
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00040.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00024.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3837-2/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00004.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3837-1/
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2022
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00018.html
Scores
CVSS v3
6.5
EPSS
0.0205
EPSS Percentile
84.0%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-835
Status
published
Products (6)
canonical/ubuntu_linux
14.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
16.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
18.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
18.10
debian/debian_linux
8.0
freedesktop/poppler
0.68.0
Published
Sep 06, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026