A stack-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-2017-9775 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
CVSS3 Base Score | 5.3 |
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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 |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (poppler) | RHSA-2017:2551 | 2017-08-30 |
Platform | Package | State |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | poppler | Not affected |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | poppler | Not affected |