Uncontrolled recursion in Red Hat poppler
Priority LOW 27CWE-674Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-674.
Summary
poppler through version 0.55.0 is vulnerable to an uncontrolled recursion in pdfunite resulting into potential denial-of-service.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0114 66th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | poppler | through 0.55.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- poppler VendorRed Hat Affected through 0.55.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:poppler:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 0.55.0 | Vulnerable | Freedesktop |
- cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:poppler:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.55.0 Vulnerable ·Freedesktop
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-7515
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c53c-xhhc-3hpj
References
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Sources
- CVE-2017-7515 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-7515 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c53c-xhhc-3hpj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2017-7515 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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