Heap-based buffer overflow in Poppler - CVE-2017-2818
Published: July 11, 2017 / Updated: July 12, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU7413
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-2017-2818
CWE-ID: CWE-122
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 weakness exist due to heap-based buffer overflow in the image rendering functionality when handling malicious data. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted PDF file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger an overly large number of color components during image rendering and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
The weakness exist due to heap-based buffer overflow in the image rendering functionality when handling malicious data. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted PDF file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger an overly large number of color components during image rendering and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-2818
Update to the latest version.