Out-of-bounds Read in Freedesktop Poppler
CVE-2017-9865
The function GfxImageColorMap::getGray in GfxState.cc in Poppler 0.54.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted PDF document, related to missing color-map validation in ImageOutputDev.cc.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.017 (76.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 76.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Freedesktop Poppler — versions 0.54.0
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- somevulnsofadlab.blogspot.com/2017/06/popplerstack-buffer-overflow-in.html (Third Party Advisory)
- bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4079 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-17 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/4042-1/ (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-9865?
- CVE-2017-9865 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Freedesktop Poppler, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-06-25.
- How severe is CVE-2017-9865?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-9865 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.