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TI-2015-07298 Aliases CVE-2015-8868GHSA-x4hh-g34g-m3m8

Heap-based buffer overflow in the ExponentialFunction::ExponentialFunction function in…

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 8 fixed, 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04557 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 8 fixed, 2 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 6

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*23VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*12.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*14.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.10VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:poppler:0.39.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.39.0VulnerableFreedesktop
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 23 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 12.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 14.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:poppler:0.39.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.39.0 Vulnerable ·Freedesktop

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2016:2580 Released 2016-11-03 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    poppler security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) poppler-0.26.5-16.el7, poppler-glib-0.26.5-16.el7, poppler-qt-0.26.5-16.el7 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) poppler-cpp-0.26.5-16.el7, poppler-cpp-devel-0.26.5-16.el7, poppler-demos-0.26.5-16.el7 +3
    • 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-cpp-devel-0.26.5-16.el7, poppler-demos-0.26.5-16.el7 +4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) poppler-0.26.5-16.el7, poppler-0.26.5-16.el7.ppc, poppler-glib-0.26.5-16.el7 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) poppler-cpp-0.26.5-16.el7, poppler-cpp-0.26.5-16.el7.ppc, poppler-cpp-devel-0.26.5-16.el7 +10
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) poppler-0.26.5-16.el7, poppler-glib-0.26.5-16.el7, poppler-qt-0.26.5-16.el7 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) poppler-cpp-0.26.5-16.el7, poppler-cpp-devel-0.26.5-16.el7, poppler-demos-0.26.5-16.el7 +3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:2580
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:2580
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:2580
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:2580
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:2580
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:2580
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:2580
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:2580
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-8868
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x4hh-g34g-m3m8

References

Advisory 8

Other 4

Sources

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