CVE-2017-14976
Poppler Font Buffer Over-Read Vulnerability
Description
The FoFiType1C::convertToType0 function in FoFiType1C.cc in Poppler 0.59.0 has a heap-based buffer over-read vulnerability if an out-of-bounds font dictionary index is encountered, which allows an attacker to launch a denial of service attack.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 2, 2017, 1:29 a.m.
Last Modified :
May 3, 2019, 8:14 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
3.9
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2017-14976.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=102724 | Exploit Issue Tracking VDB Entry Vendor Advisory |
| https://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/?id=da63c35549e8852a410946ab016a3f25ac701bdf | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00023.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4079 | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
May. 03, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4079 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4079 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00023.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00023.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Removed CWE CWE-119 Added CWE CWE-125 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 04, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00023.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 09, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4079 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 05, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=102724 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=102724 Exploit, Issue Tracking, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/?id=da63c35549e8852a410946ab016a3f25ac701bdf No Types Assigned https://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/?id=da63c35549e8852a410946ab016a3f25ac701bdf Patch, Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-119 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:poppler:0.59.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-14976 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-14976
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.20 }} -0.06%
score
0.56535
percentile