CVE-2017-18267
poppler: Infinite recursion in fofi/FoFiType1C.cc:FoFiType1C::cvtGlyph() function allows denial of service
Severity Score
5.5
*CVSS v3
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
-
*KEV
Decision
-
*SSVC
Descriptions
The FoFiType1C::cvtGlyph function in fofi/FoFiType1C.cc in Poppler through 0.64.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion) via a crafted PDF file, as demonstrated by pdftops.
La función FoFiType1C::cvtGlyph en fofi/FoFiType1C.cc en Poppler 0.64.0 permite que atacantes remotos provoquen una denegación de servicio (recursión infinita) mediante un archivo PDF manipulado, tal y como demuestra pdftops.
It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain PDF files. An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service. It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain PDF files. An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2018-05-10 CVE Reserved
- 2018-05-10 CVE Published
- 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-05 First Exploit
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-674: Uncontrolled Recursion
- CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
CAPEC
References (9)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00024.html | Mailing List |
|
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00018.html | Mailing List |
|
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=103238 | 2024-08-05 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327 | 2020-07-23 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3140 | 2020-07-23 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3505 | 2020-07-23 | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3647-1 | 2020-07-23 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-18267 | 2018-10-30 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1578777 | 2018-10-30 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Freedesktop Search vendor "Freedesktop" | Poppler Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Poppler" | <= 0.64.0 Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Poppler" and version " <= 0.64.0" | - |
Affected
| ||||||
| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 14.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "14.04" | lts |
Affected
| ||||||
| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 16.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "16.04" | lts |
Affected
| ||||||
| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 17.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "17.10" | - |
Affected
| ||||||
| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 18.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "18.04" | lts |
Affected
| ||||||
| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Ansible Tower Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Ansible Tower" | 3.3 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Ansible Tower" and version "3.3" | - |
Affected
| ||||||
| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Desktop Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" and version "7.0" | - |
Affected
| ||||||
| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" and version "7.0" | - |
Affected
| ||||||
| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Workstation Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" and version "7.0" | - |
Affected
| ||||||
| 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" | - |
Affected
| ||||||