CVE-2018-13988: canonical ubuntu_linux Out-of-bounds Read
CVSS: 6.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesMGASA-2018-0358UBUNTU-CVE-2018-13988USN-3757-1DEBIAN-CVE-2018-13988
Published 25-07-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2018-13988 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 3.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87.5% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
3.11%
0%100%
Low · -0.04 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 6 · Related 4Timeline
- 25-07-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versionsMedium 6.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Medium 4.3Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
3.11%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
88%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
-0.04 pp
From 3.15% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score3.11%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Redhat5 products
Debian2 products
- poppler< 0.69.0-2
- debian_linuxEOL8.0
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL14.04 | 16.04 | 18.04
Freedesktop1 product
- poppler≤ 0.62.0
Mageia1 product
- poppler< 0.52.0-3.8.mga6
Ubuntu1 product
- poppler< 0.24.5-2ubuntu4.12 | < 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.8 | < 0.62.0-2ubuntu2.2
6 vendors · 11 products
References
15 links
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00024.htmlMailing ListX Refsource MLISTThird Party Advisory- bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-13988X Refsource CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/?id=004e3c10df0abda214f0c293f9e269fdd979c5eeX Refsource CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/148661/PDFunite-0.62.0-Buffer-Overflow.htmlX Refsource MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry