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MEDIUM

CVE-2018-18897

CVSS v3

6.5

MEDIUM

EPSS Score

2.0 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-19

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

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SSVC status

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Affected and fixed versions

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

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Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2018-18897 Red Hat Product Security358 products fixed · 10 known affected

    poppler: memory leak in GfxColorSpace::setDisplayProfile in GfxState.cc

    poppler as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · poppler-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · poppler-glib as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

  • RHSA-2019:2713 Red Hat Product Security105 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: poppler security update

  • RHSA-2019:2022 Red Hat Product Security253 products fixed

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

Full record on NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in Poppler 0.71.0. There is a memory leak in GfxColorSpace::setDisplayProfile in GfxState.cc, as demonstrated by pdftocairo.

Technical details

Published
2018-11-02

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-18897?

An issue was discovered in Poppler 0.71.0. There is a memory leak in GfxColorSpace::setDisplayProfile in GfxState.cc, as demonstrated by pdftocairo.

Is CVE-2018-18897 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2018-18897 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 2.0% on 2026-10-19, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-18897?

CVE-2018-18897 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM severity).

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