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 attack.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.026 (84.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 84.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.026 · newest: 0.026 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Freedesktop Poppler — versions 0.59.0
- Debian Linux — versions 7.0, 8.0, 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4079 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, VDB Entry, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00023.html (mailing-list, 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.