poppler: NULL pointer dereference in the FoFiType1C::convertToType0 function
Published Oct 1, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.46%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 0.59.0
Configuration 2
- 7.0
- 8.0
- 9.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
poppler
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
poppler
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
poppler
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | poppler | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | poppler | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | poppler | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.46% (0.02460) | 83.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.46% (0.02460) | 82.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.12% (0.00116) | 45.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2024 | 0.12% (0.00116) | 45.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.12% (0.00116) | 43.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 34.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 32.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.04% (0.01036) | 27.56th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.04% (0.01036) | 26.95th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01036) | 62.47th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01036) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (7)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14975 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=102653 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingVDB EntryVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1500343 Issue Tracking
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00023.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14975
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14975
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4079 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14975 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=102653 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingVDB EntryVendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1500343 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00023.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14975 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14975 | ||
| https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4079 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
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