An issue was discovered in Poppler 0.71.0.
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: 1.8% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 78.9% 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:10) 0.71.0-5+deb10u1; poppler (Debian:12) 0.85.0-2; poppler (Debian:8) 0.26.5-2+deb8u8.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to poppler (Debian:10) 0.71.0-5+deb10u1; poppler (Debian:12) 0.85.0-2; poppler (Debian:8) 0.26.5-2+deb8u8 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
An issue was discovered in Poppler 0.71.0. There is a reachable abort in Object.h, will lead to denial of service because EmbFile::save2 in FileSpec.cc lacks a stream check before saving an embedded file.
- Published
- Nov 7, 2018
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 1.8% · 78th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-670
Report tools
Action score
27
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 26 / 40 · 6.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 1.8%
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| freedesktop | poppler | cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:poppler |
| canonical | ubuntu linux | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux |
| debian | debian linux | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux |
| redhat | enterprise linux desktop | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop |
| redhat | enterprise linux server | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server |
| redhat | enterprise linux workstation | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_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
- canonical ubuntu linux18.10
- debian debian linux10.0
- debian debian linux8.0
- debian debian linux9.0
- freedesktop poppler0.71.0
- redhat enterprise linux desktop7.0
- redhat enterprise linux server7.0
- redhat enterprise linux workstation7.0
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:10 | poppler | before 0.71.0-5+deb10u1 | 0.71.0-5+deb10u1 |
| Debian:12 | poppler | before 0.85.0-2 | 0.85.0-2 |
| Debian:8 | poppler | before 0.26.5-2+deb8u8 | 0.26.5-2+deb8u8 |
| Debian:9 | poppler | before 0.48.0-2+deb9u4 | 0.48.0-2+deb9u4 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.3 | poppler | before 0.62.0-4.6.1 | 0.62.0-4.6.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | evince | before 0:3.28.2-8.el7 | 0:3.28.2-8.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | evince-browser-plugin | before 0:3.28.2-8.el7 | 0:3.28.2-8.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | evince-debuginfo | before 0:3.28.2-8.el7 | 0:3.28.2-8.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | evince-devel | before 0:3.28.2-8.el7 | 0:3.28.2-8.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | evince-dvi | before 0:3.28.2-8.el7 | 0:3.28.2-8.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | evince-libs | before 0:3.28.2-8.el7 | 0:3.28.2-8.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | evince-nautilus | before 0:3.28.2-8.el7 | 0:3.28.2-8.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | okular | before 0:4.10.5-7.el7 | 0:4.10.5-7.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | okular-debuginfo | before 0:4.10.5-7.el7 | 0:4.10.5-7.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | okular-devel | before 0:4.10.5-7.el7 | 0:4.10.5-7.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | okular-libs | before 0:4.10.5-7.el7 | 0:4.10.5-7.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | okular-part | before 0:4.10.5-7.el7 | 0:4.10.5-7.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | poppler | before 0:0.26.5-38.el7 | 0:0.26.5-38.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | poppler-cpp | before 0:0.26.5-38.el7 | 0:0.26.5-38.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | poppler-cpp-devel | before 0:0.26.5-38.el7 | 0:0.26.5-38.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | poppler-debuginfo | before 0:0.26.5-38.el7 | 0:0.26.5-38.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | poppler-demos | before 0:0.26.5-38.el7 | 0:0.26.5-38.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | poppler-devel | before 0:0.26.5-38.el7 | 0:0.26.5-38.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | poppler-glib | before 0:0.26.5-38.el7 | 0:0.26.5-38.el7 |
+8
Same product
freedesktop: all recordsOther 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 heights36Monitor
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-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
- ← EarlierCVE-2018-18897Nov 2, 2018 · An issue was discovered in Poppler 0.71.0.27Monitor
- Later →CVE-2018-19059Nov 7, 2018 · An issue was discovered in Poppler 0.71.0.27Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:poppler | 0.85.0-2 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:poppler | 0.62.0-4.6.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.3 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:evince | 0:3.28.2-8.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:evince-debuginfo | 0:3.28.2-8.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:evince-dvi | 0:3.28.2-8.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:evince-libs | 0:3.28.2-8.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:evince-nautilus | 0:3.28.2-8.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:okular | 0:4.10.5-7.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:okular-debuginfo | 0:4.10.5-7.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:okular-libs | 0:4.10.5-7.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:okular-part | 0:4.10.5-7.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:poppler | 0:0.26.5-38.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:poppler-debuginfo | 0:0.26.5-38.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:poppler-glib | 0:0.26.5-38.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:poppler | 0.62.0-4.6.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:poppler-qt | 0.43.0-16.25.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 | Package 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.
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.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
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).
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-670 · Always-Incorrect Control Flow ImplementationCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/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.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.