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CVE-2017-14520

In Poppler 0.59.0, a floating point exception occurs in Splash::scaleImageYuXd() in Splash.cc,...

7.8 HighFix available

In Poppler 0.59.0, a floating point exception occurs in Splash::scaleImageYuXd() in Splash.cc, which may lead to a potential attack when handling malicious PDF files.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

1.21%Up 0.6 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

In Poppler 0.59.0, a floating point exception occurs in Splash::scaleImageYuXd() in Splash.cc, which may lead to a potential attack when handling malicious PDF files.

Record
CVE-2017-14520
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

In Poppler 0.59.0, a floating point exception occurs in Splash::scaleImageYuXd() in Splash.cc, which may lead to a potential attack when handling malicious PDF files.

Record
CVE-2017-14520
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-6021 No score

In Poppler 0.59.0, a floating point exception occurs in Splash::scaleImageYuXd() in Splash.cc, which may lead to a potential attack when handling malicious PDF files.

Record
EUVD-2017-6021
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qhcp-r283-5m8c 7.8

In Poppler 0.59.0, a floating point exception occurs in Splash::scaleImageYuXd() in Splash.cc,...

In Poppler 0.59.0, a floating point exception occurs in Splash::scaleImageYuXd() in Splash.cc, which may lead to a potential attack when handling malicious PDF files.

Record
GHSA-qhcp-r283-5m8c
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 7.8

In Poppler 0.59.0, a floating point exception occurs in Splash::scaleImageYuXd() in Splash.cc, which may lead to a potential attack when handling malicious PDF files.

Record
CVE-2017-14520
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-14520 7.8

In Poppler 0.59.0, a floating point exception occurs in Splash::scaleImageYuXd() in Splash.cc, which may lead to a potential attack when handling malicious PDF files.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-14520
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-14520 7.8

In Poppler 0.59.0, a floating point exception occurs in Splash::scaleImageYuXd() in Splash.cc, which may lead to a potential attack when handling malicious PDF files.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14520
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2017-0360 No score

Updated poppler packages fix security vulnerabilities

In Poppler 0.59.0, a NULL Pointer Dereference exists in the XRef::parseEntry() function in XRef.cc via a crafted PDF document. (CVE-2017-14517)

In Poppler 0.59.0, memory corruption occurs in a call to Object::streamGetChar in Object.h after a repeating series of Gfx::display, Gfx::go, Gfx::execOp, Gfx::opShowText, and Gfx::doShowText calls (aka a Gfx.cc infinite loop). (CVE-2017-14519)

In Poppler 0.59.0, a floating point exception occurs in Splash::scaleImageYuXd() in Splash.cc, which may lead to a potential attack when handling malicious PDF files. (CVE-2017-14520)

Record
MGASA-2017-0360
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2017:2952-1 No score

Security update for poppler

This update for poppler fixes the following issues:

This security issue was fixed:

  • CVE-2017-14517: Prevent NULL Pointer dereference in the XRef::parseEntry() function via a crafted PDF document (bsc#1059066).
  • CVE-2017-14518: Remedy a floating point exception in isImageInterpolationRequired() that could have been exploited using a specially crafted PDF document. (bsc#1059101)
  • CVE-2017-14520: Remedy a floating point exception in Splash::scaleImageYuXd() that could have been exploited using a specially crafted PDF document. (bsc#1059155)
  • CVE-2017-14977: Fixed a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the FoFiTrueType::getCFFBlock() function in FoFiTrueType.cc that occurred due to lack of validation of a table pointer, which allows an attacker to launch a denial of service attack. (bsc#1061265)
Record
SUSE-SU-2017:2952-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2018:1662-1 No score

Security update for poppler

This update for poppler fixes the following issues:

These security issues were fixed:

  • CVE-2017-14517: Prevent NULL Pointer dereference in the XRef::parseEntry() function via a crafted PDF document (bsc#1059066).
  • CVE-2017-9865: Fixed a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in GfxState.cc that would have allowed attackers to facilitate a denial-of-service attack via specially crafted PDF documents. (bsc#1045939)
  • CVE-2017-14518: Remedy a floating point exception in isImageInterpolationRequired() that could have been exploited using a specially crafted PDF document. (bsc#1059101)
  • CVE-2017-14520: Remedy a floating point exception in Splash::scaleImageYuXd() that could have been exploited using a specially crafted PDF document. (bsc#1059155)
  • CVE-2017-14617: Fixed a floating point exception in Stream.cc, which may lead to a potential attack when handling malicious PDF files. (bsc#1060220)
  • CVE-2017-14928: Fixed a NULL Pointer dereference in AnnotRichMedia::Configuration::Configuration() in Annot.cc, which may lead to a potential attack when handling malicious PDF files. (bsc#1061092)
  • CVE-2017-14975: Fixed a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability, that existed because a data structure in FoFiType1C.cc was not initialized, which allowed an attacker to launch a denial of service attack. (bsc#1061263)
  • CVE-2017-14976: Fixed a heap-based buffer over-read vulnerability in FoFiType1C.cc that occurred when an out-of-bounds font dictionary index was encountered, which allowed an attacker to launch a denial of service attack. (bsc#1061264)
  • CVE-2017-14977: Fixed a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the FoFiTrueType::getCFFBlock() function in FoFiTrueType.cc that occurred due to lack of validation of a table pointer, which allows an attacker to launch a denial of service attack. (bsc#1061265)
  • CVE-2017-15565: Prevent NULL Pointer dereference in the GfxImageColorMap::getGrayLine() function via a crafted PDF document (bsc#1064593).
  • CVE-2017-1000456: Validate boundaries in TextPool::addWord to prevent overflows in subsequent calculations (bsc#1074453).
Record
SUSE-SU-2018:1662-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-3440-1 No score

poppler vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Poppler incorrectly handled certain files. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a crafted PDF file, an attacker could cause a denial of service. (CVE-2017-14518, CVE-2017-14520, CVE-2017-14617, CVE-2017-14929, CVE-2017-14975, CVE-2017-14977)

It was discovered that Poppler incorrectly handled certain files. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a crafted PDF file, an attacker could cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 17.04 and 16.04. (CVE-2017-14926, CVE-2017-14928)

Alberto Garcia, Francisco Oca and Suleman Ali discovered that Poppler incorrectly handled certain files. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a crafted PDF file, an attacker could cause a denial of service. (CVE-2017-9776)

Record
USN-3440-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
poppler
Debian:12
before 0.61.1-2
0.61.1-2
poppler
Debian:13
before 0.61.1-2
0.61.1-2
poppler
Debian:14
before 0.61.1-2
0.61.1-2
poppler
Debian:8
before 0.26.5-2+deb8u2, plus listed versions
0.26.5-20.26.5-2+deb8u10.26.5-2+deb8u1~bpo70+1
0.26.5-2+deb8u2
poppler
Debian:9
before 0.48.0-2+deb9u1, plus listed versions
0.48.0-2
0.48.0-2+deb9u1
poppler
Mageia:5
before 0.26.5-2.4.mga5
0.26.5-2.4.mga5
poppler
Mageia:6
before 0.52.0-3.2.mga6
0.52.0-3.2.mga6
poppler
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
before 0.24.4-14.13.1
0.24.4-14.13.1
poppler
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2
before 0.24.4-14.13.1
0.24.4-14.13.1
poppler
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3
before 0.24.4-14.13.1
0.24.4-14.13.1
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
poppler
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
before 0.24.4-14.13.1
0.24.4-14.13.1
poppler
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
before 0.24.4-14.13.1
0.24.4-14.13.1
poppler
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3
before 0.43.0-16.15.1
0.43.0-16.15.1
poppler-qt
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3
before 0.43.0-16.15.1
0.43.0-16.15.1
poppler
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3
before 0.43.0-16.15.1
0.43.0-16.15.1
poppler-qt
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3
before 0.43.0-16.15.1
0.43.0-16.15.1
poppler
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
before 0.43.0-16.15.1
0.43.0-16.15.1
poppler-qt
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
before 0.43.0-16.15.1
0.43.0-16.15.1
poppler
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
before 0.43.0-16.15.1
0.43.0-16.15.1
poppler-qt
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
before 0.43.0-16.15.1
0.43.0-16.15.1
poppler
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
before 0.24.5-2ubuntu4.7, plus listed versions
0.24.1-0ubuntu10.24.3-0ubuntu10.24.3-0ubuntu20.24.3-0ubuntu30.24.3-0ubuntu4
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0.24.3-0ubuntu50.24.3-0ubuntu60.24.3-0ubuntu70.24.3-0ubuntu80.24.3-0ubuntu100.24.3-0ubuntu120.24.5-0ubuntu30.24.5-2ubuntu10.24.5-2ubuntu20.24.5-2ubuntu40.24.5-2ubuntu4.10.24.5-2ubuntu4.20.24.5-2ubuntu4.30.24.5-2ubuntu4.40.24.5-2ubuntu4.50.24.5-2ubuntu4.6
0.24.5-2ubuntu4.7
poppler
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
before 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.4, plus listed versions
0.33.0-0ubuntu30.37.0-0ubuntu10.38.0-0ubuntu10.41.0-0ubuntu10.41.0-0ubuntu1.10.41.0-0ubuntu1.20.41.0-0ubuntu1.3
0.41.0-0ubuntu1.4

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-14520 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Freedesktop Poppler, published September 17, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.21%, the 68th percentile. Fixed in poppler 0.61.1-2.

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