CVE-2018-19058: Medium severity Freedesktop poppler vulnerability

Published Nov 7, 2018
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Updated

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.

Affected Software

12 affected componentsFixes available
Freedesktop poppler=0.71.0
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=14.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=16.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=18.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=18.10
Debian Debian Linux=8.0
Debian Debian Linux=9.0
Debian Debian Linux=10.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop=7.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Server=7.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation=7.0
debian/poppler
20.09.0-3.1+deb11u120.09.0-3.1+deb11u222.12.0-2+deb12u125.03.0-5+deb13u225.03.0-11.1

Event History

Nov 7, 2018
CVE Published
via MITRE·04:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·04:00 PM
Description
Nov 13, 2018
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·03:49 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Jan 11, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·10:57 PM
Description
Feb 20, 2026
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·05:40 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Data Sourced
via Debian·05:41 PM
DescriptionAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2018-19058?

CVE-2018-19058 is a vulnerability in Poppler 0.71.0 that can lead to denial of service.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2018-19058?

CVE-2018-19058 has a severity of 6.5 (medium).

3

How does CVE-2018-19058 affect Poppler?

CVE-2018-19058 affects Poppler 0.71.0 and can lead to denial of service.

4

Which software versions are affected by CVE-2018-19058?

CVE-2018-19058 affects Poppler 0.71.0, Ubuntu Linux 14.04, Ubuntu Linux 16.04, Ubuntu Linux 18.04, Ubuntu Linux 18.10, Debian Linux 8.0, Debian Linux 9.0, Debian Linux 10.0, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0, and Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0.

5

How can I fix CVE-2018-19058?

To fix CVE-2018-19058, you should update to the following versions: Poppler 0.71.0-5+deb10u3, Poppler 20.09.0-3.1+deb11u1, Poppler 22.12.0-2 (for Debian); Poppler 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.9 (for Ubuntu 16.04 with qualifiers xenial); Poppler 0.62.0-2ubuntu2.4 (for Ubuntu 18.04 with qualifiers bionic); Poppler 0.68.0-0ubuntu1.2 (for Ubuntu 18.10 with qualifiers cosmic); Poppler 0.24.5-2ubuntu4.13 (for Ubuntu 14.04 with qualifiers trusty).

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