CVE-2017-2821

high
Published 2017-09-05 · Modified 2026-05-13
CVSS v3
8.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
VIR risk
8.8

Description

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
92%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
lexmarkperceptive_document_filters11.3.0.2400
lexmarkperceptive_document_filters11.4.0.2452

References

CWEs

CWE-416

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Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.