High severity · published Jan 2, 2018
CVE-2017-1000456
freedesktop.org libpoppler 0.60.1 fails to validate boundaries in TextPool::addWord, leading to overflow in subsequent calculations
8.8
CVSS
2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
freedesktop.org libpoppler 0.60.1 fails to validate boundaries in TextPool::addWord, leading to overflow in subsequent calculations.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.0% · higher than 80% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
7.0; 8.0; 9.0 · source: NVD
PO
Poppler · Freedesktop
0.60.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000456
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1000456
Exploit
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=103116
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00001.html
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4097
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