01 Record

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

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre

CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

View raw JSON

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: 1.91% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile: Ranks above 78.4% 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

CWE-835Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')Base
CWE-674Uncontrolled RecursionClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

7db6c64b14455f112ad9b77de824ef0420e6abc6601bdb388a5b90929d69ecb9

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

canonicalubuntu_linuxNot specified—

debiandebian_linuxNot specified—

freedesktoppopplerNot specified—

redhatansible_towerNot specified—

redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—

redhatenterprise_linux_desktopNot specified—

redhatenterprise_linux_serverNot specified—

redhatenterprise_linux_workstationNot specified—

06 References

bugzilla.freedesktop.orghttps://bugzilla.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=103238x_refsource_CONFIRM
lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20181031 [SECURITY] [DLA 1562-1] poppler security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00024.htmlmailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
access.redhat.comRHSA-2018:3505https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3505vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3647-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/3647-1/vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
access.redhat.comRHSA-2018:3140https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3140vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
access.redhat.comRHBA-2019:0327https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20200723 [SECURITY] [DLA 2287-1] poppler security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00018.htmlmailing-listx_refsource_MLIST

01 Record index

CVE-2017-18267

02 Description

03 Exploitation and scoring

04 Metadata

05 Affected products

06 References

02 Records

CVE-2017-18267

02 Description

03 Exploitation and scoring

04 Metadata

05 Affected products

06 References