CVE-2017-14975
poppler - security update
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.1%
Description
The FoFiType1C::convertToType0 function in FoFiType1C.cc in Poppler 0.59.0 has a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability because a data structure is not initialized, which allows an attacker to launch a denial of service attack.
How to fix CVE-2017-14975
To remediate CVE-2017-14975, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/poppler—upgrade to 0.61.1-2 or later
- —upgrade to 0.18.4-6+deb7u4 or later
Is CVE-2017-14975 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 0.61.1-2
- from 0, < 0.18.4-6+deb7u4
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |