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CVE-2018-13988· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

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,

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 27/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 3.1% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 87.6% of all records.
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. A user must open a link or visit a page. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: poppler (Debian:12) 0.69.0-2; poppler (Debian:8) 0.26.5-2+deb8u5; poppler (openSUSE:Leap 15.3) 0.62.0-4.6.1.
  • Mentioned 1 time in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).

Low priority for now. Upgrade to poppler (Debian:12) 0.69.0-2; poppler (Debian:8) 0.26.5-2+deb8u5; poppler (openSUSE:Leap 15.3) 0.62.0-4.6.1 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

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.

MediumCVSS 6.5 · v3.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
Jul 25, 2018
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
3.1% · 87th percentile

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Action score

27

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
26 / 40 · 6.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 3.1%

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
freedesktoppoppler
canonicalubuntu linux
debiandebian linux
redhatansible tower
redhatopenshift container platform
redhatenterprise linux desktop
redhatenterprise linux server
redhatenterprise linux workstation

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • canonical ubuntu linux14.04
  • canonical ubuntu linux16.04
  • canonical ubuntu linux18.04
  • debian debian linux8.0
  • freedesktop popplerup to 0.62.0 inclusive
  • redhat ansible tower3.3.0
  • redhat enterprise linux desktop7.0
  • redhat enterprise linux server7.0
  • redhat enterprise linux workstation7.0
  • redhat openshift container platform3.11

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12popplerbefore 0.69.0-20.69.0-2
Debian:8popplerbefore 0.26.5-2+deb8u50.26.5-2+deb8u5
openSUSE:Leap 15.3popplerbefore 0.62.0-4.6.10.62.0-4.6.1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientaccountsservicebefore 0:0.6.50-2.el70:0.6.50-2.el7
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientaccountsservice-debuginfobefore 0:0.6.50-2.el70:0.6.50-2.el7
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientaccountsservice-develbefore 0:0.6.50-2.el70:0.6.50-2.el7
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientaccountsservice-libsbefore 0:0.6.50-2.el70:0.6.50-2.el7
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientadwaita-cursor-themebefore 0:3.28.0-1.el70:3.28.0-1.el7
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientadwaita-gtk2-themebefore 0:3.28-2.el70:3.28-2.el7
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientadwaita-icon-themebefore 0:3.28.0-1.el70:3.28.0-1.el7
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientadwaita-icon-theme-develbefore 0:3.28.0-1.el70:3.28.0-1.el7
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientappstream-databefore 0:7-20180614.el70:7-20180614.el7
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientat-spi2-atkbefore 0:2.26.2-1.el70:2.26.2-1.el7
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientat-spi2-atk-debuginfobefore 0:2.26.2-1.el70:2.26.2-1.el7
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientat-spi2-atk-develbefore 0:2.26.2-1.el70:2.26.2-1.el7
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientat-spi2-corebefore 0:2.28.0-1.el70:2.28.0-1.el7
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientat-spi2-core-debuginfobefore 0:2.28.0-1.el70:2.28.0-1.el7
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientat-spi2-core-develbefore 0:2.28.0-1.el70:2.28.0-1.el7
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientatkbefore 0:2.28.1-1.el70:2.28.1-1.el7
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientatk-debuginfobefore 0:2.28.1-1.el70:2.28.1-1.el7
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientatk-develbefore 0:2.28.1-1.el70:2.28.1-1.el7
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientbaobabbefore 0:3.28.0-2.el70:3.28.0-2.el7
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientbaobab-debuginfobefore 0:3.28.0-2.el70:3.28.0-2.el7
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientboltbefore 0:0.4-3.el70:0.4-3.el7

+96

Same product

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Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2019-9631Poppler 0.74.0 has a heap-based buffer over-read in the CairoRescaleBox.cc downsample_row_box_filter function.
    40Plan
  • CVE-2018-21009Poppler before 0.66.0 has an integer overflow in Parser::makeStream in Parser.cc.
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2019-12293In Poppler through 0.76.1, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in JPXStream::init in JPEG2000Stream.cc via data with inconsistent heights
    36Monitor

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2018-10768May 6, 2018 · There is a NULL pointer dereference in the AnnotPath::getCoordsLength function in Annot.h in an Ubuntu package for Poppler 0.24.5.
    27Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2017-18267May 10, 2018 · The FoFiType1C::cvtGlyph function in fofi/FoFiType1C.cc in Poppler through 0.64.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infi
    23Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2018-16646Sep 6, 2018 · In Poppler 0.68.0, the Parser::getObj() function in Parser.cc may cause infinite recursion via a crafted file.
    27Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:poppler0.69.0-2 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:poppler0.62.0-4.6.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.3Package registry (OSV)
red hat:accountsservice0:0.6.50-2.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:accountsservice-debuginfo0:0.6.50-2.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:accountsservice-libs0:0.6.50-2.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:adwaita-cursor-theme0:3.28.0-1.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:adwaita-gtk2-theme0:3.28-2.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:PackageKit0:1.1.10-1.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:PackageKit-command-not-found0:1.1.10-1.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:PackageKit-debuginfo0:1.1.10-1.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:PackageKit-glib0:1.1.10-1.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:PackageKit-gstreamer-plugin0:1.1.10-1.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:PackageKit-gtk3-module0:1.1.10-1.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:PackageKit-yum0:1.1.10-1.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
suse:poppler0.62.0-4.6.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOSPackage registry (OSV)
suse:poppler-qt0.43.0-16.25.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)

Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.

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Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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