CVE-2017-9083

poppler: Null pointer dereference in the JPXStream::readUByte function

Published May 19, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
poppler 0.54.0, as used in Evince and other products, has a NULL pointer dereference in the JPXStream::readUByte function in JPXStream.cc. For example, the perf_test utility will crash (segmentation fault) when parsing an invalid PDF file.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-18022 poppler 0.54.0, as used in Evince and other products, has a NULL pointer dereference in the JPXStream::readUByte function in JPXStream.cc. For example, the perf_test utility will crash (segmentation fault) when parsing an invalid PDF file.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3350-1 poppler vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00717}

epss

{'score': 0.00721}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 4:55 PM
Reserved
May 19, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 19, 2017, 4:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:27 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
May 18, 2017, 12:00 AM