CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-2863

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the PDF parsing functionality of Infix 7.1.5. A specially crafted PDF file can cause a vulnerability resulting in potential memory corruption.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can send the victim a specific PDF file, which may lead to serious security issues, including potential system compromise.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update to the latest version of Infix to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor network traffic for attempts to exploit this flaw.

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Original NVD description (English source)

An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the PDF parsing functionality of Infix 7.1.5. A specially crafted PDF file can cause a vulnerability resulting in potential memory corruption. An attacker can send the victim a specific PDF file to trigger this vulnerability.

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