CVE-2017-14519

Public Exploit

Description

In Poppler 0.59.0, memory corruption occurs in a call to Object::streamGetChar in Object.h after a repeating series of Gfx::display, Gfx::go, Gfx::execOp, Gfx::opShowText, and Gfx::doShowText calls (aka a Gfx.cc infinite loop).

References

Link	Tags
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=102701	third party advisory exploit
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4079	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-14519?: CVE-2017-14519 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-14519?: To fix CVE-2017-14519, 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-2017-14519 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2017-14519 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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Description

Category

CWE-835 – Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

References

Frequently Asked Questions