Vulnerability Details : CVE-2017-14517
In Poppler 0.59.0, a NULL Pointer Dereference exists in the XRef::parseEntry() function in XRef.cc via a crafted PDF document.
Vulnerability category: Memory Corruption
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-14517
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.13%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 48 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2017-14517
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
8.6
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2.9
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NIST |
5.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
1.8
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3.6
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2017-14517
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A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2017-14517
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105050
Poppler CVE-2017-14517 Denial of Service Vulnerability
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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=102687
102687 – NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in poppler 0.59.0 XRef.cc XRef::parseEntry()Exploit;Third Party Advisory
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https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4079
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4079-1 poppler
Products affected by CVE-2017-14517
- cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:poppler:0.59.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*