CVE-2017-15565 describes a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in Poppler 0.59.0, specifically within the GfxImageColorMap::getGrayLine() function, which can be triggered by a specially crafted PDF document. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to achieve high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction. There is currently no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), nor is there any evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.59.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:poppler:0.59.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
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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