CVE-2018-14946 Memory corruption in n/a
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.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rqpp-6c9q-xpf8.