Poppler 0.59.0 PDF Document GfxState.cc getGrayLine null pointer dereference

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A vulnerability has been found in Poppler 0.59.0 (Document Reader Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function GfxImageColorMap::getGrayLine of the file GfxState.cc of the component PDF Document Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

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

The bug was discovered 09/28/2017. The weakness was released 10/17/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at bugs.freedesktop.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-15565 since 10/17/2017. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 19 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 104284 (EulerOS 2.0 SP1 : poppler (EulerOS-SA-2017-1259)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Huawei Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 176246 (Debian Security Update for poppler (DSA 4079-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (104284). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-107322.

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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 104284
Nessus Name: EulerOS 2.0 SP1 : poppler (EulerOS-SA-2017-1259)
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OpenVAS ID: 840143
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for poppler FEDORA-2017-1762a103bf
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Advisory: DLA 1177-1
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CVE: CVE-2017-15565 (🔍)
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Created: 10/18/2017 09:05
Updated: 01/03/2023 18:46
Changes: 10/18/2017 09:05 (73), 05/26/2020 08:22 (4), 01/03/2023 18:46 (4)
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