Vulnerability Details CVE-2017-14975
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 scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.011
EPSS Ranking 77.1%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.5
CVSS v2 Score 5.0
References
- https://bugzilla.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=102653
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00023.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4079
- https://bugzilla.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=102653
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00023.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4079
Products affected by CVE-2017-14975
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cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:poppler:0.59.0
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cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0
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cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0
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cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0