# CVE-2017-2818: An exploitable heap overflow vulnerability exists in the image rendering functionality of Poppler 0.53.0.

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-07-12 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- Poppler: 0.53.0

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Poppler, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99497
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0319

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