NULL Pointer Dereference in Poppler PDF Processing by Freedesktop
CVE-2017-7511

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Poppler

Status
Poppler
Vendor
CVE Published:
30 May 2017

What is CVE-2017-7511?

Poppler, an open-source PDF rendering library, is vulnerable to a NULL pointer dereference issue in its pdfunite utility. This vulnerability can be triggered by specially crafted PDF documents, leading to potential crashes or disruptions in service. Users of Poppler should ensure they are using a patched version to mitigate any risks associated with this flaw.

Affected Version(s)

poppler since 0.17.3

References

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-17
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/?id=5...
x_refsource_CONFIRM

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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