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CVE-2017-14977 Details

Description

The FoFiTrueType::getCFFBlock function in FoFiTrueType.cc in Poppler 0.59.0 has a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability due to lack of validation of a table pointer, which allows an attacker to launch a denial of service attack.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=103045 CVEExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00023.html CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4079 CVEThird Party Advisory
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=103045 [email protected]ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00023.html [email protected]Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

see all 6 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
freedesktop poppler
0.59.0

CPE

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

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux
7.0
8.0
9.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-14977
NVD Published Date:
Oct 2, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2017-14977 Details - Not Deferred