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CVE-2015-8868
Heap-based buffer overflow in the ExponentialFunction::ExponentialFunction function in Poppler before 0.40.0 allows remote attackers to…
High7.8EPSS 4.6%
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Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the ExponentialFunction::ExponentialFunction function in Poppler before 0.40.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via an invalid blend mode in the ExtGState dictionary in a crafted PDF document.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.6% · top 8.4% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (13)
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=93476 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1322 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- DSA-3563 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- GLSA-201611-15 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- RHSA-2016:2580 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 89324 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- FEDORA-2016-c848d48286 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- https://poppler.freedesktop.org/releases.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20160411 CVE request: Poppler < 0.40.0 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/?id=b3425dd3261679958cd56c0f71995c15d2124433 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1630 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- USN-2958-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- FEDORA-2016-3c4e438fc8 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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