medium
5.5
CWE
476
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2017-7511: Null Pointer Dereference

First published: Tue May 30 2017(Updated: )

poppler since version 0.17.3 has been vulnerable to NULL pointer dereference in pdfunite triggered by specially crafted documents.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Poppler Data=0.17.3
Poppler Data=0.17.4
Poppler Data=0.18.0
Poppler Data=0.18.1
Poppler Data=0.18.2
Poppler Data=0.18.3
Poppler Data=0.18.4
Poppler Data=0.19.0
Poppler Data=0.19.1
Poppler Data=0.19.2
Poppler Data=0.19.3
Poppler Data=0.19.4
Poppler Data=0.20.0
Poppler Data=0.20.1
Poppler Data=0.20.2
Poppler Data=0.20.3
Poppler Data=0.20.4
Poppler Data=0.20.5
Poppler Data=0.21.0
Poppler Data=0.21.1
Poppler Data=0.21.2
Poppler Data=0.21.3
Poppler Data=0.21.4
Poppler Data=0.22.0
Poppler Data=0.22.1
Poppler Data=0.22.2
Poppler Data=0.22.3
Poppler Data=0.22.4
Poppler Data=0.22.5
Poppler Data=0.23.0
Poppler Data=0.23.1
Poppler Data=0.23.2
Poppler Data=0.23.3
Poppler Data=0.23.4
Poppler Data=0.24.0
Poppler Data=0.24.1
Poppler Data=0.24.2
Poppler Data=0.24.3
Poppler Data=0.24.4
Poppler Data=0.24.5
Poppler Data=0.25.0
Poppler Data=0.25.1
Poppler Data=0.25.2
Poppler Data=0.25.3
Poppler Data=0.26.0
Poppler Data=0.26.1
Poppler Data=0.26.2
Poppler Data=0.26.3
Poppler Data=0.26.4
Poppler Data=0.26.5
Poppler Data=0.28.0
Poppler Data=0.28.1
Poppler Data=0.29.0
Poppler Data=0.30.0
Poppler Data=0.31.0
Poppler Data=0.32.0
Poppler Data=0.33.0
Poppler Data=0.34.0
Poppler Data=0.35.0
Poppler Data=0.36.0
Poppler Data=0.37.0
Poppler Data=0.38.0
Poppler Data=0.39.0
Poppler Data=0.40.0
Poppler Data=0.41.0
Poppler Data=0.42.0
Poppler Data=0.43.0
Poppler Data=0.44.0
Poppler Data=0.45.0
Poppler Data=0.46.0
Poppler Data=0.47.0
Poppler Data=0.48.0
Poppler Data=0.49.0
Poppler Data=0.50.0
Poppler Data=0.51.0
Poppler Data=0.52.0
Poppler Data=0.53.0
Poppler Data=0.54.0
Poppler Data=0.55.0

Remedy

https://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/?id=5c9b08a875b07853be6c44e43ff5f7f059df666a

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2017-7511?

    CVE-2017-7511 has been rated as a high severity vulnerability due to the potential for a NULL pointer dereference which may lead to application crashes.

  • How do I fix CVE-2017-7511?

    To fix CVE-2017-7511, upgrade to a version of Poppler that is later than 0.54.0 where this vulnerability has been resolved.

  • Which versions of Poppler are affected by CVE-2017-7511?

    CVE-2017-7511 affects Poppler versions from 0.17.3 to 0.54.0.

  • What type of vulnerability is CVE-2017-7511?

    CVE-2017-7511 is a vulnerability that results in a NULL pointer dereference in the pdfunite component of Poppler.

  • What could happen if I don't address CVE-2017-7511?

    If CVE-2017-7511 is not addressed, attackers could craft malicious PDF documents that may crash the application or potentially exploit further vulnerabilities.

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