CVE-2015-8868

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the ExponentialFunction::ExponentialFunction function in Poppler before 0.40.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via an invalid blend mode in the ExtGState dictionary in a crafted PDF document.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.76% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=93476
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00068.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3563 vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-15 vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2580.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89324 vdb entry
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183142.html vendor advisory
https://poppler.freedesktop.org/releases.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/12/1 mailing list
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/?id=b3425dd3261679958cd56c0f71995c15d2124433
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00077.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2958-1 vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183107.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-8868?
CVE-2015-8868 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-8868?
To fix CVE-2015-8868, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-8868 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-8868 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
This platform uses data from the NIST NVD, MITRE CVE, MITRE CWE, First.org and CISA KEV but is not endorsed or certified by these entities. CVE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. CWE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CWE content is MITRE's CWE web site.
© 2025 Under My Watch. All Rights Reserved.