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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2015-8868

Heap-based buffer overflow in the ExponentialFunction::ExponentialFunction function in Poppler before 0.40.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via an invalid blend mode…

HIGH 7.8EPSS 4.56%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.56%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the ExponentialFunction::ExponentialFunction function in Poppler before 0.40.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via an invalid blend mode in the ExtGState dictionary in a crafted PDF document.

CVSS 3.0
7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
4.56% probability · 91th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-119
Affected
fedoraproject/fedora · debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux · freedesktop/poppler
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.