CVE-2017-14927
Publication date 30 September 2017
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
In Poppler 0.59.0, a NULL Pointer Dereference exists in the SplashOutputDev::type3D0() function in SplashOutputDev.cc via a crafted PDF document.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| poppler | 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 0.57.0-2ubuntu4
|
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
Notes
leosilva
code in zesty,xenial and trusty are quite different lacking the code that the patch applies against. couldn't reproduce POC in trusty or xenial.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
5.5 · Medium
|
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |