#VU10326 Memory corruption in Poppler - CVE-2017-1000456
Published: January 29, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10326
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1000456
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Poppler
Poppler
Software vendor:
Freedesktop.org
Freedesktop.org
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to improper validation of boundaries in TextPool::addWord in freedesktop.org libpoppler. A remote attacker can trigger overflow in subsequent calculations and cause the service to crash.
The weakness exists due to improper validation of boundaries in TextPool::addWord in freedesktop.org libpoppler. A remote attacker can trigger overflow in subsequent calculations and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.