Uncontrolled Recursion Affecting fribidi package, versions <0:1.0.2-1.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    1.04% (85th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-FRIBIDI-2127735
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 12 Oct 2017

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 fribidi to version 0:1.0.2-1.el7 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream fribidi package and not the fribidi package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

The FoFiType1C::cvtGlyph function in fofi/FoFiType1C.cc in Poppler through 0.64.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion) via a crafted PDF file, as demonstrated by pdftops.