Multiple vulnerabilities in Freedsktop Poppler
| Risk | High |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 3 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2017-2814 CVE-2017-2818 CVE-2017-2820 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-122 CWE-190 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Poppler Client/Desktop applications / Office applications |
| Vendor | Freedesktop.org |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.
1) Heap-based buffer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU7412
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 8.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-2814
CWE-ID:
CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe 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 memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Update to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsPoppler: 0.53.0
CPE2.3 External linkshttp://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2017-0311
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website or open a file.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
2) Heap-based buffer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU7413
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 8.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-2818
CWE-ID:
CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe 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.
Update to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsPoppler: 0.53.0
CPE2.3 External linkshttp://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2017-0319
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website or open a file.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
3) Integer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU7414
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 8.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-2820
CWE-ID:
CWE-190 - Integer overflow
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exist due to integer overflow in the JPEG 2000 image parsing functionality when handling malicious data. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted PDF file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out of bounds memory overwrite on the heap and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Update to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsPoppler: 0.53.0
CPE2.3 External linkshttp://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2017-0321
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website or open a file.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
