What is CVE-2017-7511?

CVE-2017-7511 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Freedesktop Poppler, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-05-30.

How severe is CVE-2017-7511?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in Freedesktop Poppler

CVE-2017-7511

poppler since version 0.17.3 has been vulnerable to NULL pointer dereference in pdfunite triggered by specially crafted documents.

EPSS: 0.011 (61.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Freedesktop Poppler — versions 0.17.3, 0.17.4, 0.18.0
Poppler — versions since 0.17.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-7511?: CVE-2017-7511 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Freedesktop Poppler, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-05-30.
How severe is CVE-2017-7511?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.