CVE-2017-14517

poppler: NULL pointer dereference in the XRef::parseEntry() function

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Published Sep 17, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 5.5 Medium EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

In Poppler 0.59.0, a NULL Pointer Dereference exists in the XRef::parseEntry() function in XRef.cc via a crafted PDF document.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:poppler:0.59.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-1116-1	poppler security update
Debian DSA	DSA-4079-1	poppler security update
EUVD	EUVD-2017-6018	In Poppler 0.59.0, a NULL Pointer Dereference exists in the XRef::parseEntry() function in XRef.cc via a crafted PDF document.
Ubuntu USN	USN-3433-1	poppler vulnerabilities

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.1% (1.061% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105050
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=102687
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14517
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14517
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4079

History

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Subscriptions

Freedesktop Poppler

Weaknesses

CWE-476

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 7:27 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Sep 17, 2017, 11:00 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 7:27 PM
Reserved: Sep 17, 2017, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:06 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 17, 2017, 11:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:06 AM

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Red Hat Updated: Sep 13, 2017, 12:00 AM

Severity: Low
Public date: Sep 13, 2017, 12:00 AM

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