CVE-2018-18897: canonical ubuntu_linux
CVSS: 6.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2018-18897DEBIAN-CVE-2018-18897
Published 02-11-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2018-18897 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.96% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
1.96%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 9 · Related 5Timeline
- 02-11-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
An issue was discovered in Poppler 0.71.0. There is a memory leak in GfxColorSpace::setDisplayProfile in GfxState.cc, as demonstrated by pdftocairo.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 3 sources · 3 versionsMedium 6.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Medium 6.5Preferred score · OSV · Ubuntu (Ecosystem advisory) · calculated from vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSourcesSingle source
Medium 4.3Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
1.96%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
80%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.96% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score1.96%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (gitlab.freedesktop.org)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Redhat7 products
- enterprise_linux8.0
- enterprise_linux_desktop7.0
- enterprise_linux_eus8.1 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.6
- enterprise_linux_server7.0
- enterprise_linux_server_aus8.2 | 8.4 | 8.6
Debian2 products
- poppler< 0.85.0-2
- debian_linuxEOL10.0
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL16.04 | 18.04 | 18.10 | 19.04
Freedesktop1 product
- poppler0.71.0
Ubuntu1 product
- poppler< 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.14 | < 0.62.0-2ubuntu2.9
5 vendors · 12 products
References
9 links
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00030.htmlMailing ListX Refsource MLISTThird Party Advisory