CVE-2017-14975
Debian Security Advisory 4079-1
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
1Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
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.
La función FoFiType1C::convertToType0 en FoFiType1C.cc en Poppler 0.59.0 tiene una vulnerabilidad de desreferencia de puntero NULL porque una estructura de datos no se inicializa, lo que permite a un atacante provocar un ataque de denegación de servicio (DoS).
It was discovered that Poppler incorrectly handled certain files. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a crafted PDF file, an attacker could cause a denial of service. It was discovered that Poppler incorrectly handled certain files. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a crafted PDF file, an attacker could cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 17.04 and 16.04. Various other issues were also addressed.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2017-10-01 CVE Reserved
- 2017-10-01 CVE Published
- 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-05 First Exploit
- 2024-12-17 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference
CAPEC
References (3)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00023.html | Mailing List |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=102653 | 2024-08-05 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4079 | 2019-05-03 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Freedesktop Search vendor "Freedesktop" | Poppler Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Poppler" | 0.59.0 Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Poppler" and version "0.59.0" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 7.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "7.0" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 8.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "8.0" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 9.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "9.0" | - |
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