Null Pointer Dereference in Poppler Affects Document Processing
CVE-2017-14975

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Freedesktop

Status
Poppler
Vendor
CVE Published:
2 October 2017
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What is CVE-2017-14975?

The FoFiType1C::convertToType0 function in Poppler 0.59.0 contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability due to an uninitialized data structure. This flaw may allow attackers to exploit the vulnerability to cause a denial of service, affecting the stability of the document processing service.

References

https://bugzilla.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=102653
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https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4079
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg0...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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