CVE-2017-9406 is a memory leak vulnerability in Poppler version 0.54.0, specifically within the gmalloc function in gmem.cc, affecting Debian Linux and Poppler distributions. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to trigger a denial of service by enticing a user to open a specially crafted file. Rated 6.5 Medium, the attack requires user interaction but has high impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.54.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:poppler:0.54.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
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:N/I:N/A:H
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