Buffer overflow in Freedesktop Poppler
CVE-2015-8868
Heap-based buffer overflow in the ExponentialFunction::ExponentialFunction function in Poppler before 0.40.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via an invalid blend mode in the ExtGState dictionary in a crafted PDF document.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.046 (91.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 91.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.046 · newest: 0.046 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Freedesktop Poppler — versions 0.39.0
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 15.10
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 23
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00068.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3563 (vendor-advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-15 (vendor-advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2580.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/89324 (vdb-entry)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183142.html (vendor-advisory)
- poppler.freedesktop.org/releases.html
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/12/1 (mailing-list)
- cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-8868?
- CVE-2015-8868 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freedesktop Poppler, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-05-06.
- How severe is CVE-2015-8868?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2015-8868 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.