CVE-2015-8868
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2015-8868 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2016-05-06 17:59:04 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC |
| Description | Heap-based buffer overflow in the ExponentialFunction::ExponentialFunction function in Poppler before 0.40.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via an invalid blend mode in the ExtGState dictionary in a crafted PDF document. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 7.8 | HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
CVSS v3.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
LocalAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
RequiredScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
CompleteIntegrity
CompleteAvailability
CompleteAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 12.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 15.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fedoraproject | Fedora | 23 | All | All | All |
| Application | Freedesktop | Poppler | 0.39.0 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poppler CVE-2015-8868 Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| oss-security - CVE request: Poppler < 0.40.0 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: mingw-poppler-0.34.0-2.fc23 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.fedoraproject.org | |
| 93476 – Memory Corruption while processing Blend Mode | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugs.freedesktop.org | |
| poppler/poppler - The poppler pdf rendering library (mirrored from https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | cgit.freedesktop.org | |
| Poppler: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201611-15) — Gentoo security | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.gentoo.org | |
| USN-2958-1: poppler vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| Poppler | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | poppler.freedesktop.org | |
| openSUSE-SU-2016:1630-1: moderate: Security update for poppler | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| openSUSE-SU-2016:1322-1: moderate: Security update for poppler | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3563-1 poppler | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 22 Update: mingw-poppler-0.30.0-4.fc22 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.fedoraproject.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 670304 EulerOS Security Update for compat-poppler022 (EulerOS-SA-2021-1772)