CVE-2018-14946 Memory corruption in n/a

High 8.8 Published Updated

A mismatched memory management routine in PDF2JSON allows attackers to cause memory corruption, potentially leading to code execution or denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2018-14946?

CVE-2018-14946 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Aug 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

An issue has been found in PDF2JSON 0.69. The HtmlString class in ImgOutputDev.cc has Mismatched Memory Management Routines (malloc versus operator delete).

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-14946?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Flowpaper Pdf2json.

How do I fix CVE-2018-14946?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-14946 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2018-14946 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-14946 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rqpp-6c9q-xpf8.

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