Stack-based buffer overflow in Poppler - CVE-2017-9775
Published: June 26, 2017 / Updated: June 30, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU7270
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9775
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Freedesktop.org
Affected software:
Poppler
Poppler
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when processing PDF files within GfxState.cc in pdftocairo in Poppler before 0.56. A remote unauthenticated attacker can create a specially crafted PDF file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-9775
Update to version 0.56.