CVE-2017-9865

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4042-1

Severity Score

5.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The function GfxImageColorMap::getGray in GfxState.cc in Poppler 0.54.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted PDF document, related to missing color-map validation in ImageOutputDev.cc.

La función GfxImageColorMap::getGray en el archivo GfxState.cc de Poppler 0.54.0 permite a una atacante remoto causar una denegación de servicio (buffer overflow basado en pila -stack- y caída de la aplicación mediante un documento PDF manipulado, relacionado con la pérdida de la validación del mapa de color en el archivo ImageOutputDev.cc.

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, or possibly execute arbitrary code

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2017-06-25 CVE Reserved
2017-06-25 CVE Published
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read

CAPEC

References (5)

URL	Tag	Source
http://somevulnsofadlab.blogspot.com/2017/06/popplerstack-buffer-overflow-in.html	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=100774	2019-10-03
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-17	2019-10-03
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4042-1	2019-10-03
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4079	2019-10-03

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"				0.54.0 Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Poppler" and version "0.54.0"		-		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
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"		-		Affected