Improper input validation in Freedesktop Poppler
CVE-2017-14520
In Poppler 0.59.0, a floating point exception occurs in Splash::scaleImageYuXd() in Splash.cc, which may lead to a potential attack when handling malicious PDF files.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
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: 0.012 (67.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 67th percentile — 67.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Freedesktop Poppler — versions 0.59.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4079 (vendor-advisory)
- bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-14520?
- CVE-2017-14520 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freedesktop Poppler, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-09-17.
- How severe is CVE-2017-14520?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-14520 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.