SB2018021431 - Fedora 26 update for mingw-poppler

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SB2018021431 - Fedora 26 update for mingw-poppler

Published: February 14, 2018 Updated: April 24, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2018021431
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) NULL pointer derefenrece (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15565)

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) conditions.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in GfxImageColorMap::getGrayLine() function in GfxState.cc when processing PDF documents. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted document, trigger NULL pointer dereference and perform a denial of service attack.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to cause application crash.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References