An integer overflow leading to heap-based buffer overflow was found in the poppler library. An attacker could create a malicious PDF file that would cause applications that use poppler (such as Evince) to crash, or potentially execute arbitrary code when opened.
Find out more about CVE-2017-9776 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
| CVSS3 Base Score | 5.3 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| Attack Vector | Local |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | Low |
| Integrity Impact | Low |
| Availability Impact | Low |
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (poppler) | RHSA-2017:2550 | 2017-08-30 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (poppler) | RHSA-2017:2551 | 2017-08-30 |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | poppler | Will not fix |
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