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CVE-2017-2818

poppler: Heap-buffer overflow in the image rendering functionality

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

7

CVSS 3.0

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Published · July 7, 2017

Updated · June 30, 2026

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.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 7
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE-122 · Heap-based Buffer Overflow