CVE-2018-21009 is an integer overflow vulnerability in the Parser::makeStream function of Poppler versions prior to 0.66.0, affecting freedesktop Poppler. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a critical risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high potential for confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While no active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion has been observed, the high severity warrants attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.76.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:poppler:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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