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CVE-2015-8868

Published: 31 December 2015

Heap-based buffer overflow in the ExponentialFunction::ExponentialFunction function in Poppler before 0.40.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via an invalid blend mode in the ExtGState dictionary in a crafted PDF document.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
poppler
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
precise
Released (0.18.4-1ubuntu3.2)
trusty
Released (0.24.5-2ubuntu4.4)
upstream
Released (0.40)
wily
Released (0.33.0-0ubuntu3.1)
xenial Not vulnerable
(0.41.0-0ubuntu1)
yakkety Not vulnerable
(0.41.0-0ubuntu1)
zesty Not vulnerable
(0.41.0-0ubuntu1)
Patches:
upstream: https://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/?id=b3425dd3261679958cd56c0f71995c15d2124433

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H