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CVE-2017-2818

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-07-12 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-119

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.

Affected products

• poppler: 0.53.0

References

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

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