CVE-2018-14947 Memory corruption in n/a

High 8.8 Published 5 Aug 2018 Updated 5 Aug 2024

A mismatched memory management routine in PDF2JSON can lead to memory corruption, potentially causing denial of service or arbitrary code execution.

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-2018-14947?

CVE-2018-14947 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. XmlFontAccu::CSStyle in XmlFonts.cc has Mismatched Memory Management Routines (operator new [] versus operator delete).

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-14947?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Flowpaper Pdf2json.

How do I fix CVE-2018-14947?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-14947 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-2018-14947 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-14947 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jq2v-7564-648j.