What is CVE-2017-14617?

CVE-2017-14617 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freedesktop Poppler, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-09-20.

How severe is CVE-2017-14617?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-14617 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Improper input validation in Freedesktop Poppler

CVE-2017-14617

In Poppler 0.59.0, a floating point exception occurs in the ImageStream class in Stream.cc, which may lead to a potential attack when handling malicious PDF files.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.005 (67.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Freedesktop Poppler — versions 0.59.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-14617?: CVE-2017-14617 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freedesktop Poppler, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-09-20.
How severe is CVE-2017-14617?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-14617 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.