CVE-2018-19060

Name: CVE-2018-19060
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2018-11-07T16:29:01.19+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 1.95%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-19060 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. An issue was discovered in Poppler 0.71.0. There is a NULL pointer dereference in goo/GooString.h, will lead to denial of service, as demonstrated by utils/pdfdetach.cc not validating a filename of an embedded file before constructing a save path.. EPSS estimates a 1.95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

An issue was discovered in Poppler 0.71.0. There is a NULL pointer dereference in goo/GooString.h, will lead to denial of service, as demonstrated by utils/pdfdetach.cc not validating a filename of an embedded file before constructing a save path.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

1.95%

77.6th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-476

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
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

References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2022
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/issues/660Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3837-1/Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2022
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/issues/660Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3837-1/Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Nov 7, 2018
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2018-19060?

How severe is CVE-2018-19060?

Severity scoring for CVE-2018-19060 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 1.95% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-19060?

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Source: NVD / NIST