CVE-2017-7515: freedesktop poppler Uncontrolled Recursion
CVSS: 5.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-7515DEBIAN-CVE-2017-7515
Published 06-06-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-7515 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Uncontrolled Recursion vulnerability in freedesktop poppler. EPSS estimates a 1.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 66% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
1.14%
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 4 · Related 3Timeline
- 06-06-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
poppler through version 0.55.0 is vulnerable to an uncontrolled recursion in pdfunite resulting into potential denial-of-service.
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
1.14%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
66%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.14% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score1.14%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (bugs.freedesktop.org)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- poppler< 0.57.0-2
Freedesktop1 product
- poppler≤ 0.55.0
Red hat, inc.1 product
- poppler≤ 0.55.0
Ubuntu1 product
- poppler< 0.24.5-2ubuntu4.5 | < 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.2
4 vendors · 4 products
