CVE-2017-2814
An exploitable heap overflow vulnerability exists in the image rendering functionality of Poppler 0.53.0. A specifically crafted pdf can cause an image resizing after allocation has already occurred, resulting in heap corruption which can lead to code execution. An attacker controlled PDF file can be used to trigger this vulnerability.
Published:Jul 7, 2017
Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
EPS:Jul 12, 2017
EPSS Score:0.01958
CVSS Score:7.5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Freedesktop
Product
Poppler
Freedesktop
Poppler
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
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High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
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Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
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High
