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Uncontrolled Recursion Affecting glib2 package, versions <0:2.56.1-2.el7

0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 1.04% (84th percentile)
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NVD
5.5 medium
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SUSE
3.3 low
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Red Hat
5.1 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-GLIB2-2127041
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 12 Oct 2017
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Introduced: 12 Oct 2017

CVE-2017-18267 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-674 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 glib2 to version 0:2.56.1-2.el7 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream glib2 package and not the glib2 package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.