CVE-2017-14976
Published: 1 October 2017
The FoFiType1C::convertToType0 function in FoFiType1C.cc in Poppler 0.59.0 has a heap-based buffer over-read vulnerability if an out-of-bounds font dictionary index is encountered, which allows an attacker to launch a denial of service attack.
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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poppler Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Released
(0.57.0-2ubuntu4)
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| trusty |
Released
(0.24.5-2ubuntu4.9)
|
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| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(0.41.0-0ubuntu1.6)
|
|
| zesty |
Released
(0.48.0-2ubuntu2.5)
|
|
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Patches: upstream: https://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/?id=da63c35549e8852a410946ab016a3f25ac701bdf |
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.5 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |