A reachable Object::dictLookup assertion in Poppler 0.72.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service due to the lack of a check for the
A reachable Object::dictLookup assertion in Poppler 0.72.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service due to the lack of a check for the dict data type, as demonstrated by use of the FileSpec class (in FileSpec.cc) in pdfdetach.
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- Jan 1, 2019
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 2.7% · 85th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-20
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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 · 2.7%
Affected systems
| 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 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux |
| redhat | enterprise linux desktop | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop |
| redhat | enterprise linux eus | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus |
| redhat | enterprise linux server | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server |
| redhat | enterprise linux server aus | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus |
| redhat | enterprise linux server tus | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus |
| 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 poppler0.72.0
- redhat enterprise linux8.0
- redhat enterprise linux desktop7.0
- redhat enterprise linux eus8.1
- redhat enterprise linux eus8.2
- redhat enterprise linux eus8.4
- redhat enterprise linux eus8.6
- redhat enterprise linux server7.0
- redhat enterprise linux server aus8.2
- redhat enterprise linux server aus8.4
- redhat enterprise linux server aus8.6
- redhat enterprise linux server tus8.2
- redhat enterprise linux server tus8.4
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+deb8u11 | 0.26.5-2+deb8u11 |
| 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 |
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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
- CVE-2019-10872An issue was discovered in Poppler 0.74.0.36Monitor
- CVE-2019-9545An issue was discovered in Poppler 0.74.0.36Monitor
- CVE-2019-9543An issue was discovered in Poppler 0.74.0.36Monitor
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.
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-20 · Improper Input ValidationCVSS 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.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment VariablesCAPEC-10likelihood: High · High
- Server Side Include (SSI) InjectionCAPEC-101likelihood: High · High
- Cross Zone ScriptingCAPEC-104likelihood: Medium · High
- Command Line Execution through SQL InjectionCAPEC-108likelihood: Low · Very High
- Object Relational Mapping InjectionCAPEC-109likelihood: Low · High
- SQL Injection through SOAP Parameter TamperingCAPEC-110likelihood: High · Very High
- Double EncodingCAPEC-120likelihood: Low · Medium
- Subverting Environment Variable ValuesCAPEC-13likelihood: High · Very High
ATT&CK techniques
- Obfuscated Files or InformationT1027
- Masquerading: Invalid Code SignatureT1036.001
- Steal Web Session CookieT1539
- Subvert Trust Controls: Code SigningT1553.002
- Impair Defenses:Impair Command History LoggingT1562.003
- Hijack Execution Flow:Dynamic Linker HijackingT1574.006
- Hijack Execution Flow:Path Interception by PATH Environment VariableT1574.007
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/106459
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2022
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2713
- gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/de0c0b8324e776f0b851485e0fc9622fc35695b7
- gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/issues/704
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00033.html
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00014.html
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00030.html
- usn.ubuntu.com/3865-1/
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.