CVE-2017-9775
poppler: Stack-buffer overflow in GfxState.cc
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Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · June 21, 2017
Updated · May 13, 2026
Description
A stack-based buffer overflow was found in the poppler library. An attacker could create a malicious PDF file that would cause applications that use poppler (such as Evince) to crash, or potentially execute arbitrary code when opened.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 5.3CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CWE-121 · Stack-based Buffer Overflow