High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jul 12, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-2818
CVE-2017-2818
Description
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.
Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:poppler:0.53.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: 0.53.0
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
2- www.securityfocus.com/bid/99497nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0319nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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