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CVE-2015-8868 json

Heap-based buffer overflow in the ExponentialFunction::ExponentialFunction function in Poppler before 0.40.0 allows remote attackers to cau…

published 10y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2015-8724

cvss
7.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.6%
EPSS 4.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • poppler Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.38.0-3

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8868

  • poppler Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 0.24.5-2ubuntu4.4

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8868

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  • poppler RHEL 7 0.26.5-16.el7
  • poppler-qt RHEL 7 0.26.5-16.el7
  • poppler-cpp RHEL 7 0.26.5-16.el7
  • poppler-glib RHEL 7 0.26.5-16.el7
  • poppler-demos RHEL 7 0.26.5-16.el7
  • poppler-utils RHEL 7 0.26.5-16.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2016:2580

  • poppler SLES for SAP 12 SP1, SLES for SAP 12, SLES 12 SP1 +5 more 0.24.4-12.1
  • poppler-qt SLES for SAP 12 SP1, SLES for SAP 12, SLES 12 SP1 +5 more 0.24.4-12.1
  • poppler SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP4, SLE Software Development Kit 11 SP4 0.12.3-1.12.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2016:1543-1SUSE-SU-2016:1544-1

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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-2015-8868 updated cvss 5.1

poppler: heap buffer overflow in ExponentialFunction

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 poppler, poppler-qt, poppler-qt4, poppler-glib, poppler-utils Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 compat-poppler022, compat-poppler022-qt, compat-poppler022-cpp, compat-poppler022-glib
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) poppler 0.26.5-16.el7, poppler-qt 0.26.5-16.el7, poppler-glib 0.26.5-16.el7, poppler-utils 0.26.5-16.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) poppler-cpp 0.26.5-16.el7, poppler-demos 0.26.5-16.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) poppler 0.26.5-16.el7, poppler-qt 0.26.5-16.el7, poppler-utils 0.26.5-16.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) poppler-cpp 0.26.5-16.el7, poppler-glib 0.26.5-16.el7, poppler-demos 0.26.5-16.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) poppler 0.26.5-16.el7, poppler-qt 0.26.5-16.el7, poppler-glib 0.26.5-16.el7, poppler-utils 0.26.5-16.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) poppler-qt 0.26.5-16.el7, poppler-cpp 0.26.5-16.el7, poppler-demos 0.26.5-16.el7
    +2 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) poppler 0.26.5-16.el7, poppler-qt 0.26.5-16.el7, poppler-glib 0.26.5-16.el7, poppler-utils 0.26.5-16.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) poppler-cpp 0.26.5-16.el7, poppler-demos 0.26.5-16.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2580
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 poppler
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

4.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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