NULL pointer dereference in Freedesktop Poppler
CVE-2017-15565
In Poppler 0.59.0, a NULL Pointer Dereference exists in the GfxImageColorMap::getGrayLine() function in GfxState.cc via a crafted PDF document.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.021 (80.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 80.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.021 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Freedesktop Poppler — versions 0.59.0
- Debian Linux — versions 7.0, 8.0, 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4079 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00023.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-15565?
- CVE-2017-15565 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freedesktop Poppler, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-10-17.
- How severe is CVE-2017-15565?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-15565 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.