CVE-2017-14977
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.020 · 81 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The FoFiTrueType::getCFFBlock function in FoFiTrueType.cc in Poppler 0.59.0 has a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability due to lack of validation of a table pointer, which allows an attacker to launch a denial of service attack.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
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affected products (5)
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references (7)
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- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=103045cnnvd
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=103045enisa_euvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00023.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4079enisa_euvd
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=103045ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisorynvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00023.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisorynvd
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4079Third Party Advisorynvd
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