CVE-2017-18267: canonical ubuntu_linux Infinite Loop
CVSS: 5.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-18267DEBIAN-CVE-2017-18267
Published 10-05-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-18267 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Infinite Loop vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
1.88%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 9 · Related 5Timeline
- 10-05-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The FoFiType1C::cvtGlyph function in fofi/FoFiType1C.cc in Poppler through 0.64.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion) via a crafted PDF file, as demonstrated by pdftops.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versionsMedium 5.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Medium 4.3Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
1.88%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
79%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.88% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score1.88%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (bugzilla.freedesktop.org)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Redhat4 products
Debian2 products
- poppler< 0.69.0-2
- debian_linuxEOL8.0
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL14.04 | 16.04 | 17.10 | 18.04
Freedesktop1 product
- poppler≤ 0.64.0
Ubuntu1 product
- poppler< 0.24.5-2ubuntu4.11 | < 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.7 | < 0.62.0-2ubuntu2.1
5 vendors · 9 products
References
11 links- bugzilla.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=103238X Refsource CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00024.htmlMailing ListX Refsource MLISTThird Party Advisory