CVE-2017-15565

8.8 HIGH

Published: October 17, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026

Description

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

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

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

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=103016

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00023.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4079

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=103016

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00023.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4079

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

8.8 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

2.1%

79th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-476

Affected Vendors

debian freedesktop

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