CVE-2017-2820 — HIGH (8.8) — White Hats Nepal

Vulnerability Description

An exploitable integer overflow vulnerability exists in the JPEG 2000 image parsing functionality of freedesktop.org Poppler 0.53.0. A specially crafted PDF file can lead to an integer overflow causing out of bounds memory overwrite on the heap resulting in potential arbitrary code execution. To trigger this vulnerability, a victim must open the malicious PDF in an application using this library.

CVSS Score

8.8

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Freedesktop	Poppler	0.53.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-190

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99497Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0321ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99497Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0321ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

FAQ

What is CVE-2017-2820?

CVE-2017-2820 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH). An exploitable integer overflow vulnerability exists in the JPEG 2000 image parsing functionality of freedesktop.org Poppler 0.53.0. A specially crafted PDF file can lead to an integer overflow causin...

How severe is CVE-2017-2820?

CVE-2017-2820 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 8.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2017-2820?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Freedesktop Poppler.