CVE-2017-14976

7.5 HIGH

Published: October 02, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026

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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=102724

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Issue Tracking VDB Entry Vendor Advisory

https://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/?id=da63c35549e8852a410946ab016a3f25ac701bdf

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00023.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4079

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=102724

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit Issue Tracking VDB Entry Vendor Advisory

https://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/?id=da63c35549e8852a410946ab016a3f25ac701bdf

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Patch Vendor Advisory

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00023.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4079

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

7.5 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

2.6%

83th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-125

Affected Vendors

debian freedesktop

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