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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

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 pdftops.

MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 1.91%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.91%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

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 pdftops.

CVSS 3.0
5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
1.91% probability · 79th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-835
Affected
freedesktop/poppler · canonical/ubuntu linux · redhat/ansible tower · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux workstation · debian/debian linux
Source
cve@mitre.org

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