CVE-2017-2820 is an integer overflow vulnerability in the JPEG 2000 image parsing functionality of freedesktop.org Poppler 0.53.0. A specially crafted PDF can cause an out-of-bounds memory overwrite, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution when a user opens the malicious file. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), indicating a critical risk with network access and user interaction required for exploitation. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.53.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:poppler:0.53.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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