Poppler 0.54.0 PDF Document GfxState.cc getGray memory corruption
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A vulnerability has been found in Poppler 0.54.0 (Document Reader Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function GfxImageColorMap::getGray
of the file GfxState.cc of the component PDF Document Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
The function GfxImageColorMap::getGray in GfxState.cc in Poppler 0.54.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted PDF document, related to missing color-map validation in ImageOutputDev.cc.
The bug was discovered 06/24/2017. The weakness was presented 06/25/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at somevulnsofadlab.blogspot.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-9865 since 06/25/2017. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 101633 (Fedora 26 : poppler (2017-5112220e59)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 276781 (Fedora Security Update for poppler (FEDORA-2017-7eaec3353d)).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (101633).
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Nessus ID: 101633
Nessus Name: Fedora 26 : poppler (2017-5112220e59)
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OpenVAS ID: 867773
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for mingw-poppler FEDORA-2017-bbb664e0a0
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Advisory: USN-4042-1Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2017-9865 (🔍)
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Entry
Created: 06/25/2017 20:49Updated: 12/09/2022 07:33
Changes: 06/25/2017 20:49 (76), 05/25/2020 19:00 (3), 12/09/2022 07:33 (4)
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