CVE-2017-18267 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2017-18267

The FoFiType1C::cvtGlyph function in fofi/FoFiType1C.cc in Poppler through 0.64.0 allows...

Vulnerability Description

The FoFiType1C::cvtGlyph function in fofi/FoFiType1C.cc in Poppler through 0.64.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion) via a crafted PDF file, as demonstrated by pdftops.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

freedesktop

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Affected Software

poppler, ubuntu linux, ansible tower, enterprise linux desktop, enterprise linux server, enterprise linux workstation, debian linux
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 14.04, 16.04, 17.10, 18.04, 3.3, 7.0, 8.0

Timeline

Official Publish: May 10th, 2018
Last Modified: August 5th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.