CVE-2017-1000456 describes a boundary validation vulnerability in freedesktop.org libpoppler 0.60.1, specifically within the TextPool::addWord function, which can lead to subsequent calculation overflows. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) affects Debian and freedesktop Poppler installations, posing a significant risk of complete compromise (confidentiality, integrity, availability) if exploited. While the attack requires user interaction (e.g., opening a malicious PDF), there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.60.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:poppler:0.60.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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