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CVE-2017-14977

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Published: Oct 2, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

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7.5
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 3.6
Source: NVD

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.

Affected (4)

Freedesktop
1 product
Poppler
Debian
1 product
Debian Linux
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Poppler
Version 0.59.0
Configuration B
3 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Debian
Debian Linux
Version 7.0
Debian Linux
Version 8.0
Debian Linux
Version 9.0

Related CWEs

CWE-476
NULL Pointer Dereference
The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

References (6)

Source: cve@mitre.org
ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

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