Vulnerability Details : CVE-2017-14617
In Poppler 0.59.0, a floating point exception occurs in the ImageStream class in Stream.cc, which may lead to a potential attack when handling malicious PDF files.
Vulnerability category: Input validation
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-14617
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.06%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 23 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2017-14617
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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6.8
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
8.6
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6.4
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NIST |
7.8
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HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.8
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5.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2017-14617
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The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2017-14617
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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=102854
102854 – Floating point exception vulnerability in poppler 0.59.0 Stream.cc ImageStream::ImageStream()Third Party Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2017-14617
- cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:poppler:0.59.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*