Buffer overflow in Freedesktop Poppler
CVE-2017-9775
Stack buffer overflow in GfxState.cc in pdftocairo in Poppler before 0.56 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted PDF document.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.043 (90.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 90.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.043 · newest: 0.043 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Freedesktop Poppler
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Aus — versions 7.4, 7.6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Eus — versions 7.4, 7.5, 7.6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Tus — versions 7.4, 7.6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation — versions 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/99241 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2551 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4079 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-9775?
- CVE-2017-9775 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Freedesktop Poppler, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-06-22.
- How severe is CVE-2017-9775?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-9775 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.