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CVE-2018-13988

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  • Published2018-07-25
  • WeaknessCWE-125

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Description

Poppler through 0.62 contains an out of bounds read vulnerability due to an incorrect memory access that is not mapped in its memory space, as demonstrated by pdfunite. This can result in memory corruption and denial of service. This may be exploitable when a victim opens a specially crafted PDF file.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2018-07-2523:29CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Canonical ubuntu linux
BranchAffectedFixed in
14.4= 14.04no fix published
16.4= 16.04no fix published
18.4= 18.04no fix published
Debian debian linux
BranchAffectedFixed in
8.0= 8.0no fix published
Freedesktop poppler
BranchAffectedFixed in
0.62≤ 0.62.0no fix published

5 more products in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • accountsserviceRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::serverall versions · fixed in 0:0.6.50-2.el7and 3 other packages
  • accountsserviceRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenodeall versions · fixed in 0:0.6.50-2.el7and 3 other packages
  • accountsserviceRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientall versions · fixed in 0:0.6.50-2.el7and 3 other packages
  • adwaita-gtk2-themeRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::serverall versions · fixed in 0:3.28-2.el7
  • appstream-dataRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::serverall versions · fixed in 0:7-20180614.el7
  • appstream-dataRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientall versions · fixed in 0:7-20180614.el7
  • at-spi2-atkRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::serverall versions · fixed in 0:2.26.2-1.el7and 2 other packages
  • at-spi2-atkRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenodeall versions · fixed in 0:2.26.2-1.el7and 2 other packages

229 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • RHSA-2018:3140 Red Hat Product Security8,618 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: GNOME security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2018:3140 · 8,618 productsFor details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 GDM must be restarted for this update to take effect. The X server must be restarted (log out, then log back in) for this update to take effect. The G…

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2018-07-25
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-hj59-vghc-34x7

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-13988?

Poppler through 0.62 contains an out of bounds read vulnerability due to an incorrect memory access that is not mapped in its memory space, as demonstrated by pdfunite. This can result in memory corruption and denial of service. This may be exploitable when a victim opens a specially crafted PDF file.

Is CVE-2018-13988 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2018-13988 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 3.1% on 2026-11-08, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-13988?

CVE-2018-13988 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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