CVE intelligence and bounded remediation

CVE-2017-2822 — An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the image rendering functionality of Lexmark Perceptive Document Filters 11.3.0.2400

High CVSS 8.8

An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the image rendering functionality of Lexmark Perceptive Document Filters 11.3.0.2400. A specifically crafted PDF can cause a function call on a corrupted DCTStream to occur, resulting in user controlled data being written to the stack. A maliciously crafted PDF file can be used to trigger this vulnerability.

Severity
High
CVSS
8.8 (3.0)
Published
2017-09-05
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
software/application
Weaknesses
CWE-119

Affected products

  • lexmark / perceptive_document_filters / 11.3.0.2400

Matched remediation archetype

Buffer bounds, memory safety, and memory corruption

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Check exposure

  • Identify affected native-code versions, build flags, architectures, parsers, codecs, drivers, and input paths in all shipped artifacts.
  • Determine whether untrusted data reaches the affected routine and the process privilege, sandbox, and network exposure.
  • Confirm statically linked, vendored, firmware, and platform-provided copies, not only package-manager records.

Remediate safely

  • Apply the maintained upstream correction or replace the affected component, then rebuild every dependent artifact from clean inputs.
  • Adopt bounds-checked interfaces, validated sizes and integer conversions, clear ownership, and memory-safe components where practical.
  • Enable supported compiler and runtime hardening and add sanitized tests and fuzz regression seeds derived from non-weaponized fixtures.

Authoritative sources

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