poppler: Buffer over-read in the GfxImageColorMap::getGray function
Published Jun 25, 2017
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.68%
Description
The function GfxImageColorMap::getGray in GfxState.cc in Poppler 0.54.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted PDF document, related to missing color-map validation in ImageOutputDev.cc.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 0.54.0
Configuration 2
- 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:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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:M/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
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.68% (0.01677) | 76.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 1.68% (0.01677) | 75.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 3.02% (0.03022) | 86.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 1.68% (0.01677) | 75.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 3.02% (0.03022) | 86.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 1.68% (0.01677) | 75.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 3.02% (0.03022) | 86.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 1.68% (0.01677) | 75.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 3.02% (0.03022) | 86.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.68% (0.01677) | 73.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.12% (0.00119) | 28.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 1.17% (0.01170) | 85.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 10, 2023 | 1.17% (0.01170) | 83.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.83% (0.00828) | 79.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.58% (0.00584) | 74.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.94% (0.01943) | 48.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.94% (0.01943) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (9)
- http://somevulnsofadlab.blogspot.com/2017/06/popplerstack-buffer-overflow-in.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9865 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=100774 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1466435 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9865
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-17 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4042-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9865
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4079 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://somevulnsofadlab.blogspot.com/2017/06/popplerstack-buffer-overflow-in.html | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9865 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=100774 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingVendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1466435 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9865 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-17 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/4042-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9865 | ||
| https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4079 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory |
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