Poppler up to 0.64.0 fofi/FoFiType1C.cc FoFiType1C::cvtGlyph PDF File resource management

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A vulnerability has been found in Poppler up to 0.64.0 (Document Reader Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function FoFiType1C::cvtGlyph of the file fofi/FoFiType1C.cc. The manipulation as part of a PDF File leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

The FoFiType1C::cvtGlyph function in fofi/FoFiType1C.cc in Poppler through 0.64.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion) via a crafted PDF file, as demonstrated by pdftops.

The bug was discovered 05/10/2018. The weakness was released 05/10/2018 as Bug 103238 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.freedesktop.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-18267 since 05/10/2018. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 110300 (Fedora 27 : poppler (2018-26fcc67bfd)), 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 256512 (CentOS Security Update for zenity (CESA-2018:3140)).

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (110300). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 117361, 117391, 117392 and 120452.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 110300
Nessus Name: Fedora 27 : poppler (2018-26fcc67bfd)
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Advisory: Bug 103238
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-18267 (🔍)
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Created: 05/10/2018 21:40
Updated: 05/26/2020 08:49
Changes: 05/10/2018 21:40 (74), 05/26/2020 08:49 (4)
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