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CVE-2017-18267 json

The FoFiType1C::cvtGlyph function in fofi/FoFiType1C.cc in Poppler through 0.64.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (inf…

published 2018-05-10 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-9394

cvss
5.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.8%
EPSS 1.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 79%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • poppler Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.69.0-2

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2017-18267

  • poppler Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 0.24.5-2ubuntu4.11
  • poppler Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.7
  • poppler Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 0.62.0-2ubuntu2.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2017-18267

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • atk RHEL 7 2.28.1-1.el7
  • eog RHEL 7 3.28.3-1.el7
  • gcr RHEL 7 3.28.0-1.el7
  • gdm RHEL 7 1:3.28.2-9.el7
  • gjs RHEL 7 1.52.3-1.el7
  • gom RHEL 7 0.3.3-1.el7
  • bolt RHEL 7 0.4-3.el7
  • gtk3 RHEL 7 3.22.30-3.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2018:3140

  • poppler SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES 12 SP5, SLE Software Development Kit 12 SP5 0.43.0-16.25.1
  • poppler-qt SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES 12 SP5, SLE Software Development Kit 12 SP5 0.43.0-16.25.1
  • poppler SLE Software Development Kit 12 SP5 0.24.4-14.26.1
  • poppler SLES for SAP 15 SP1, SLES for SAP 15, SLES 15-LTSS +8 more 0.62.0-4.6.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2023:2907-1SUSE-SU-2023:2906-1SUSE-SU-2021:3854-1

  • poppler openSUSE Leap 15.3 0.62.0-4.6.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2021:3854-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2017-18267 updated cvss 5.1

poppler: Infinite recursion in fofi/FoFiType1C.cc:FoFiType1C::cvtGlyph() function allows denial of service

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 poppler
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 poppler, poppler-qt, poppler-qt4, poppler-glib, poppler-utils
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) bolt 0.4-3.el7, gom 0.3.3-1.el7, atk 2.28.1-1.el7, eog 3.28.3-1.el7, gcr 3.28.0-1.el7, gdm 3.28.2-9.el7, +225 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) eog 3.28.3-1.el7, vala 0.40.8-1.el7, gedit 3.28.1-1.el7, glade 3.22.1-1.el7, devhelp 3.28.1-1.el7, valadoc 0.40.8-1.el7, +73 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) atk 2.28.1-1.el7, gcr 3.28.0-1.el7, rest 0.8.1-2.el7, fwupd 1.0.8-4.el7, fwupdate 12-5.el7, gssdp 1.0.2-1.el7, +64 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) bolt 0.4-3.el7, gdm 3.28.2-9.el7, gjs 1.52.3-1.el7, grilo 0.3.6-1.el7, gvfs 1.36.2-1.el7, vala 0.40.8-1.el7, +93 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server (v. 7) bolt 0.4-3.el7, gom 0.3.3-1.el7, atk 2.28.1-1.el7, eog 3.28.3-1.el7, gcr 3.28.0-1.el7, gdm 3.28.2-9.el7, +213 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server Optional (v. 7) eog 3.28.3-1.el7, ekiga 4.0.1-8.el7, vala 0.40.8-1.el7, gedit 3.28.1-1.el7, glade 3.22.1-1.el7, devhelp 3.28.1-1.el7, +87 more
    +4 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) bolt 0.4-3.el7, gom 0.3.3-1.el7, atk 2.28.1-1.el7, eog 3.28.3-1.el7, gcr 3.28.0-1.el7, gdm 3.28.2-9.el7, +214 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) eog 3.28.3-1.el7, ekiga 4.0.1-8.el7, vala 0.40.8-1.el7, gedit 3.28.1-1.el7, glade 3.22.1-1.el7, devhelp 3.28.1-1.el7, +86 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) bolt 0.4-3.el7, gom 0.3.3-1.el7, atk 2.28.1-1.el7, eog 3.28.3-1.el7, gcr 3.28.0-1.el7, gdm 3.28.2-9.el7, +226 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) eog 3.28.3-1.el7, vala 0.40.8-1.el7, gedit 3.28.1-1.el7, glade 3.22.1-1.el7, devhelp 3.28.1-1.el7, valadoc 0.40.8-1.el7, +72 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:3140
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 poppler, poppler-cpp, poppler-qt5, poppler-glib, poppler-utils
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

1.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • bugzilla.freedesktop.org https://bugzilla.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=103238 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 5.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-835 Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.