CVE-2017-14975

Public Exploit

Description

The FoFiType1C::convertToType0 function in FoFiType1C.cc in Poppler 0.59.0 has a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability because a data structure is not initialized, which allows an attacker to launch a denial of service attack.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.88% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory freedesktop.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=102653 issue tracking vendor advisory exploit vdb entry
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4079 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00023.html third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-14975?
CVE-2017-14975 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-14975?
To fix CVE-2017-14975, 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-2017-14975 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-14975 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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