An issue was discovered in Poppler 0.71.0.
Priority LOW 32CWE-476Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01735 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:poppler:0.71.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.71.0 | Vulnerable | Freedesktop |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 14.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 16.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 18.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 18.10 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
- cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:poppler:0.71.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.71.0 Vulnerable ·Freedesktop
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 14.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 16.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 18.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2019:2022 Released 2019-08-06 · Red Hat rating Moderatepoppler security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) evince-3.28.2-8.el7, evince-dvi-3.28.2-8.el7, evince-libs-3.28.2-8.el7 +8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) evince-browser-plugin-3.28.2-8.el7, evince-devel-3.28.2-8.el7, okular-devel-4.10.5-7.el7 +6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) poppler-0.26.5-38.el7, poppler-qt-0.26.5-38.el7, poppler-utils-0.26.5-38.el7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) poppler-cpp-0.26.5-38.el7, poppler-cpp-devel-0.26.5-38.el7, poppler-demos-0.26.5-38.el7 +4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) evince-3.28.2-8.el7, evince-dvi-3.28.2-8.el7, evince-libs-3.28.2-8.el7 +12
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) evince-browser-plugin-3.28.2-8.el7, evince-devel-3.28.2-8.el7, evince-devel-3.28.2-8.el7.ppc +13
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) evince-3.28.2-8.el7, evince-dvi-3.28.2-8.el7, evince-libs-3.28.2-8.el7 +9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) evince-browser-plugin-3.28.2-8.el7, evince-devel-3.28.2-8.el7, poppler-cpp-0.26.5-38.el7 +5
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2019:2022 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2019:2022 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2019:2022 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2019:2022 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2019:2022 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2019:2022 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2019:2022 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2019:2022 |
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-19060
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jh94-6vqx-6xvm
References
Sources
- CVE-2018-19060 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-19060 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jh94-6vqx-6xvm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2018-19060 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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