CVE-2017-18267
The FoFiType1C::cvtGlyph function in fofi/FoFiType1C.cc in Poppler through 0.64.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion) via a crafted PDF file, as demonstrated by
02 Description
The FoFiType1C::cvtGlyph function in fofi/FoFiType1C.cc in Poppler through 0.64.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion) via a crafted PDF file, as demonstrated by
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.84% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 78.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2018-05-10 15:00Z8 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-05 21:13Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2018-05-10
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 7db6c64b14455f112ad9b77de824ef0420e6abc6601bdb388a5b90929d69ecb9
05 Affected products
06 References
- bugzilla.freedesktop.orghttps://bugzilla.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=103238
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20181031 [SECURITY] [DLA 1562-1] poppler security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00024.html
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2018:3505https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3505
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3647-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/3647-1/
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2018:3140https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3140
- access.redhat.comRHBA-2019:0327https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20200723 [SECURITY] [DLA 2287-1] poppler security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00018.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- poppler Fixed in 0.69.0-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- poppler Fixed in 0.69.0-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- poppler Fixed in 0.69.0-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- poppler Fixed in 0.24.5-2ubuntu4.11
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- poppler Fixed in 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.7
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- poppler Fixed in 0.62.0-2ubuntu2.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.