CVE-2017-2820
Publication date 7 July 2017
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
An exploitable integer overflow vulnerability exists in the JPEG 2000 image parsing functionality of freedesktop.org Poppler 0.53.0. A specially crafted PDF file can lead to an integer overflow causing out of bounds memory overwrite on the heap resulting in potential arbitrary code execution. To trigger this vulnerability, a victim must open the malicious PDF in an application using this library.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| poppler | ||
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.2
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 0.24.5-2ubuntu4.5
|
Notes
mdeslaur
contrary to Debian, Ubuntu uses the internal JPEG 2000 library as openjpeg has not been approved for main inclusion
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
8.8 · High
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-3350-1
- poppler vulnerabilities
- 7 July 2017