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CVE-2017-14976
The FoFiType1C::convertToType0 function in FoFiType1C.cc in Poppler 0.59.0 has a heap-based buffer over-read vulnerability if an…
High7.5EPSS 2.6%
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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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.6% · top 15% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
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References (4)
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/?id=da63c35549e8852a410946ab016a3f25ac701bdf (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-4079 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=102724 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20171118 [SECURITY] [DLA 1177-1] poppler security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
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