{"cve":"CVE-2015-8868","nvd":{"published":"2016-05-06T17:59:04.630","modified":"2026-06-17T00:35:24.217","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-119"],"references":["http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183107.html","http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183142.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00068.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00077.html","http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2580.html"],"products":["canonical:ubuntu_linux","debian:debian_linux","fedoraproject:fedora","freedesktop:poppler"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:38:51.654415212+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2015-8868","score":0.04557,"percentile":0.91597,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}