CVE-2017-1000456

Public Exploit

Description

freedesktop.org libpoppler 0.60.1 fails to validate boundaries in TextPool::addWord, leading to overflow in subsequent calculations.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.41%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory freedesktop.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00001.html third party advisory mailing list
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4097 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=103116 issue tracking patch vendor advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-1000456?
CVE-2017-1000456 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-1000456?
To fix CVE-2017-1000456, 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-2017-1000456 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-1000456 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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