poppler: NULL pointer dereference in the FoFiTrueType::getCFFBlock function
Published Oct 1, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.99%
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 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 v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.99% (0.01995) | 79.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.99% (0.01995) | 79.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.17% (0.00168) | 54.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2024 | 0.17% (0.00168) | 54.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.17% (0.00168) | 52.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | 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 | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01036) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (7)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14977 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=103045 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1500344 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-2017-14977
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14977
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4079 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14977 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=103045 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1500344 | 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-2017-14977 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14977 | ||
| https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4079 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
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