8.8

CVE-2017-15565: debian debian_linux NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSS: 8.8v3.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-15565USN-3467-1DEBIAN-CVE-2017-15565
Published 17-10-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-15565 is a high (CVSS 8.8) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 2.06% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
46/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.06%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 6 · Related 3
DLA-1177-1DSA-4079-1MGASA-2017-0402SUSE-SU-2018:1662-1SUSE-SU-2018:1691-1SUSE-SU-2020:1626-1

Timeline

  1. 17-10-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In Poppler 0.59.0, a NULL Pointer Dereference exists in the GfxImageColorMap::getGrayLine() function in GfxState.cc via a crafted PDF document.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.06%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

81%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.06% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
2.06%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (bugs.freedesktop.org)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian2 products
Freedesktop1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • poppler< 0.24.5-2ubuntu4.8 | < 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.5

3 vendors · 4 products

References

7 links