poppler: infinite recursion in Parser::getObj function in Parser.cc
Published Sep 6, 2018
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.88%
Description
In Poppler 0.68.0, the Parser::getObj() function in Parser.cc may cause infinite recursion via a crafted file. A remote attacker can leverage this for a DoS attack.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 0.68.0
Configuration 2
- 8.0
Configuration 3
- 14.04
- 16.04
- 18.04
- 18.10
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
evince-0:3.28.2-8.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2019:2022
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
okular-0:4.10.5-7.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2019:2022
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
poppler-0:0.26.5-38.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2019:2022
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
poppler
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
poppler
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
poppler
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | evince-0:3.28.2-8.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2019:2022 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | okular-0:4.10.5-7.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2019:2022 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | poppler-0:0.26.5-38.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2019:2022 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | poppler | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | poppler | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | poppler | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (21 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.88% (0.02882) | 86.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.88% (0.02882) | 84.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 13, 2026 | 2.05% (0.02049) | 83.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 20, 2025 | 0.68% (0.00681) | 70.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 20, 2025 | 2.07% (0.02073) | 83.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 0.69% (0.00689) | 70.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 19, 2025 | 2.11% (0.02113) | 83.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.69% (0.00687) | 69.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.17% (0.02175) | 73.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.77% (0.00769) | 71.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 9, 2024 | 1.91% (0.01905) | 88.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 8, 2024 | 0.63% (0.00629) | 79.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 8, 2024 | 1.91% (0.01905) | 88.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 1.35% (0.01351) | 84.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 22, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01054) | 82.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 76.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.56% (0.00565) | 74.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 49.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 2.33% (0.02335) | 53.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 2.33% (0.02335) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (12)
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2022 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-16646 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1622951 x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1626618 Issue Tracking
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00024.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00040.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00004.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00018.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16646
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3837-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3837-2/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-16646
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