Use after free in Lexmark Perceptive Document Filters
Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-416Published · 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 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An exploitable use-after-free exists in the PDF parsing functionality of Lexmark Perspective Document Filters 11.3.0.2400 and 11.4.0.2452. A crafted PDF document can lead to a use-after-free resulting in direct code execution.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02303 83rd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexmark | Perceptive Document Filters | 11.3.0.2400 - x86; 11.4.0.2452 - x86 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Perceptive Document Filters VendorLexmark Affected 11.3.0.2400 - x86; 11.4.0.2452 - x86 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-2821
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-833p-jvr6-87gm
References
More Lexmark Perceptive Document Filters vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-03720 Out-of-bounds write in Lexmark Perceptive Document Filters CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-03719 Memory corruption in Lexmark Perceptive Document Filters CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.4
- TI-2017-02043 Memory corruption in Lexmark Perceptive Document Filters CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2016-04907 Memory corruption in Lexmark Perceptive Document Filters CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2017-02027 Out-of-bounds read in Lexmark Perceptive Document Filters CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2017-2821 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-2821 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-833p-jvr6-87gm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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