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    CVE-2015-8868

    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.

    Published:Apr 11, 2016
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:May 6, 2016
    EPSS Score:0.00802
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Canonical
    Product
    Ubuntu Linux
    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    Fedoraproject
    Product
    Fedora
    Vendor
    Freedesktop
    Product
    Poppler
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    References

    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183107.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183142.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00068.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00077.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2580.html
    http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3563
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/12/1
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89324
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2958-1
    https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=93476
    https://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/?id=b3425dd3261679958cd56c0f71995c15d2124433
    https://poppler.freedesktop.org/releases.html
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-15
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183107.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183142.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00068.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00077.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2580.html
    http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3563
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/12/1
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89324
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2958-1
    https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=93476
    https://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/?id=b3425dd3261679958cd56c0f71995c15d2124433
    https://poppler.freedesktop.org/releases.html
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-15

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