Stack-based Buffer Overflow Affecting poppler-qt package, versions <0:0.26.5-17.el7_4


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.56% (78th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-POPPLERQT-8004498
  • published17 Sept 2024
  • disclosed21 Jun 2017

Introduced: 21 Jun 2017

CVE-2017-9775  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-121  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 poppler-qt to version 0:0.26.5-17.el7_4 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:2551.

NVD Description

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

Stack buffer overflow in GfxState.cc in pdftocairo in Poppler before 0.56 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted PDF document.