NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting poppler package, versions <0.57.0-2ubuntu4


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.56% (73rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1804-POPPLER-426003
  • published30 Sept 2017
  • disclosed30 Sept 2017

Introduced: 30 Sep 2017

CVE-2017-14927  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 poppler to version 0.57.0-2ubuntu4 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream poppler package and not the poppler package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

In Poppler 0.59.0, a NULL Pointer Dereference exists in the SplashOutputDev::type3D0() function in SplashOutputDev.cc via a crafted PDF document.