Memory corruption in Poppler
Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01977 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| poppler | Poppler | 0.53.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Poppler Vendorpoppler Affected 0.53.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:poppler:0.53.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.53.0 | Vulnerable | Freedesktop |
- cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:poppler:0.53.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.53.0 Vulnerable ·Freedesktop
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-2818
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-65cm-pc5p-2hgx
References
More poppler vulnerabilities
- TI-2009-03445 Integer overflow in the ObjectStream::ObjectStream function in XRef.cc in Xpdf 3.x before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2009-03443 Integer overflow in the PSOutputDev::doImageL1Sep function in Xpdf before 3.02pl4, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2009-03441 The Splash::drawImage function in Splash.cc in Xpdf 2.x and 3.x before 3.02pl4, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2009-03440 Integer overflow in the SplashBitmap::SplashBitmap function in Xpdf 3.x before 3.02pl4… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2009-03444 Integer overflow in the create_surface_from_thumbnail_data function in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2008-02824 The Page destructor in Page.cc in libpoppler in Poppler 0.8.4 and earlier deletes a… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2017-2818 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-2818 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-65cm-pc5p-2hgx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2017-2818 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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