Security readout for executives and security teams
Poppler 0.53.0 can mishandle JPEG 2000 images inside PDFs. A malicious PDF could corrupt memory when opened by an application using Poppler, potentially allowing code execution. The source bundle does not show active exploitation. Exposure is most likely where Poppler 0.53.0 is installed, bundled, or linked into PDF viewers, converters, or processing workflows that handle untrusted PDFs. Treat as high priority where untrusted PDFs are processed. The business risk is document-borne code execution in affected applications, but urgency depends on confirmed Poppler 0.53.0 exposure. Mitigation focus: Identify systems and applications using Poppler 0.53.0.; Upgrade or replace affected Poppler builds following vendor guidance.; Restrict untrusted PDF processing until remediation is complete..
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- High
- CVSS
- 8.8 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H2.85.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
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8.8HighVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0321CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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