CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-2818

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A heap overflow vulnerability exists in the image rendering functionality of Poppler 0.53.0. A specifically crafted PDF can cause an overly large number of color components during image rendering, resulting in heap corruption.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute remote code or destabilize the system, posing a significant security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Poppler to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor PDF files before opening them.

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Original NVD description (English source)

An exploitable heap overflow vulnerability exists in the image rendering functionality of Poppler 0.53.0. A specifically crafted PDF can cause an overly large number of color components during image rendering, resulting in heap corruption. An attacker controlled PDF file can be used to trigger this vulnerability.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS