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DEBIAN-CVE-2018-20481

DEBIAN-CVE-2018-20481 PUBLISHED CVSS 6.5 MEDIUM

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.0
6.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:11poppler0, 0, 0
Debian:14poppler0, 0, 0
Debian:13poppler0, 0, 0
Debian:12poppler0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Dec 26, 2018 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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