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CVE-2015-8868

HIGHEPSS 90th pctl
7.8
CVSS v3
NVD

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.

CWE-119Buffer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available
popplerDebian
Fixed in:0.38.0-3CVE-2015-8868
Fixed in:0.38.0-3CVE-2015-8868
Fixed in:0.38.0-3CVE-2015-8868
Fixed in:0.38.0-3CVE-2015-8868
libpoppler-cpp0Ubuntu
Fixed in:0.24.5-2ubuntu4.4USN-2958-1
libpoppler-glib8Ubuntu
Fixed in:0.24.5-2ubuntu4.4USN-2958-1
libpoppler-qt4-4Ubuntu
Fixed in:0.24.5-2ubuntu4.4USN-2958-1
libpoppler-qt5-1Ubuntu
Fixed in:0.24.5-2ubuntu4.4USN-2958-1
libpoppler44Ubuntu
Fixed in:0.24.5-2ubuntu4.4USN-2958-1
popplerUbuntu
Fixed in:0.24.5-2ubuntu4.4USN-2958-1
poppler-utilsUbuntu
Fixed in:0.24.5-2ubuntu4.4USN-2958-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

4.56%probability of exploitation in 30 days
90thpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 90% of all known CVEs.

References

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-119 (Buffer Overflow) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

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CVE-2023-4966Critical9.4100%KEV + RansomFix
CVE-2017-11882High7.8100%KEV + Ransom-
CVE-2020-0796Critical10.0100%KEV + Ransom-
CVE-2008-4250Critical9.899%KEV-
CVE-2017-15944Critical9.898%KEVFix
CVE-2015-0014High10.097%--
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-06.