Heap Overflow Vulnerability in Poppler 0.53.0 Image Rendering Functionality

CVE-2017-2818 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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.

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