7.5high
CVE-2017-14975
The FoFiType1C::convertToType0 function in FoFiType1C.cc in Poppler 0.59.0 has a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability because a data stru…
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.5%
percentile 85%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
The FoFiType1C::convertToType0 function in FoFiType1C.cc in Poppler 0.59.0 has a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability because a data structure is not initialized, which allows an attacker to launch a denial of service attack.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
2.46% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference
References
- bugzilla.freedesktop.org /show_bug.cgi?id=102653 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- debian.org /security/2018/dsa-4079 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
- lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00023.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2017-14975
- NVD: CVE-2017-14975
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