CVE-2017-14520

poppler: Floating point exception in Splash::scaleImageYuXd() function in Splash.cc

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Published Sep 17, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 7.8 High EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

In Poppler 0.59.0, a floating point exception occurs in Splash::scaleImageYuXd() in Splash.cc, which may lead to a potential attack when handling malicious PDF files.

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

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-4079-1	poppler security update
EUVD	EUVD-2017-6021	In Poppler 0.59.0, a floating point exception occurs in Splash::scaleImageYuXd() in Splash.cc, which may lead to a potential attack when handling malicious PDF files.
Ubuntu USN	USN-3440-1	poppler vulnerabilities

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.2% (1.211% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=102719
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14520
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14520
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4079

History

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Subscriptions

Freedesktop Poppler

Weaknesses

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 17, 2017, 12:00 AM

Severity: Low
Public date: Sep 17, 2017, 12:00 AM

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