Out-of-bounds Read in Freedesktop Poppler
CVE-2017-14976
The FoFiType1C::convertToType0 function in FoFiType1C.cc in Poppler 0.59.0 has a heap-based buffer over-read vulnerability if an out-of-bounds font dictionary index is encountered, which allows an attacker to launch a denial of service att…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.011 (78.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Freedesktop Poppler — versions 0.59.0
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 7.0, 8.0, 9.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, VDB Entry, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-14976?
- CVE-2017-14976 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freedesktop Poppler, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-10-02.
- How severe is CVE-2017-14976?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.