What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-14946?

CVE-2018-14946 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 8.8 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.6%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2018-14946?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2018-14946. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 1.6%.

Pdf2Json CVE-2018-14946

HIGH

Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)

2018-08-05 cve@mitre.org

Buffer Overflow Pdf2Json

8.8

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

8.8 HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Aug 05, 2018 - 18:29 nvd

HIGH 8.8

DescriptionNVD

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

AnalysisAI

An issue has been found in PDF2JSON 0.69. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. An issue has been found in PDF2JSON 0.69. The HtmlString class in ImgOutputDev.cc has Mismatched Memory Management Routines (malloc versus operator delete). Affected products include: Flowpaper Pdf2Json.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.