poppler: Heap-buffer overflow in DCTStream::readScan()
Published Jul 12, 2017
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.72%
Description
An exploitable heap overflow vulnerability exists in the image rendering functionality of Poppler 0.53.0. A specifically crafted pdf can cause an image resizing after allocation has already occurred, resulting in heap corruption which can lead to code execution. An attacker controlled PDF file can be used to trigger this vulnerability.
Affected products
-
- Version 0.53.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
- 0.53.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
poppler
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
poppler
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
poppler
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | poppler | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | poppler | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | poppler | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2 other sources (Red Hat, CVE.org) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (21 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.72% (0.02716) | 85.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.72% (0.02716) | 84.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 21, 2026 | 1.82% (0.01819) | 82.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2025 | 3.35% (0.03345) | 86.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.87% (0.01868) | 81.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.46% (0.05463) | 83.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.64% (0.00636) | 79.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 12, 2024 | 0.64% (0.00636) | 78.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.70% (0.00696) | 79.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 22, 2023 | 0.70% (0.00696) | 77.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.74% (0.00745) | 78.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 27, 2023 | 0.54% (0.00539) | 73.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00888) | 80.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.58% (0.01578) | 75.39th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 8, 2022 | 1.58% (0.01578) | 73.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.44% (0.01440) | 71.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.44% (0.01440) | 50.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.09% (0.01095) | 29.04th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.09% (0.01095) | 28.40th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.09% (0.01095) | 65.96th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.09% (0.01095) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (7)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99497 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2814 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1470131 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2814
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0311 x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-2814
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0311
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99497 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2814 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1470131 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2814 | ||
| https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0311 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-2814 | ||
| https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0311 |
Change history (0)
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