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CVE-2017-9083

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS v3
NVD

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.

CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference

How to fix

Remediation Available
libpoppler-cpp0Ubuntu
Fixed in:0.24.5-2ubuntu4.5USN-3350-1
Fixed in:0.41.0-0ubuntu1.2USN-3350-1
libpoppler-glib8Ubuntu
Fixed in:0.24.5-2ubuntu4.5USN-3350-1
Fixed in:0.41.0-0ubuntu1.2USN-3350-1
libpoppler-qt4-4Ubuntu
Fixed in:0.24.5-2ubuntu4.5USN-3350-1
Fixed in:0.41.0-0ubuntu1.2USN-3350-1
libpoppler-qt5-1Ubuntu
Fixed in:0.24.5-2ubuntu4.5USN-3350-1
Fixed in:0.41.0-0ubuntu1.2USN-3350-1
libpoppler44Ubuntu
Fixed in:0.24.5-2ubuntu4.5USN-3350-1
libpoppler58Ubuntu
Fixed in:0.41.0-0ubuntu1.2USN-3350-1
popplerUbuntu
Fixed in:0.24.5-2ubuntu4.5USN-3350-1
Fixed in:0.41.0-0ubuntu1.2USN-3350-1
poppler-utilsUbuntu
Fixed in:0.24.5-2ubuntu4.5USN-3350-1
Fixed in:0.41.0-0ubuntu1.2USN-3350-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.12%probability of exploitation in 30 days
62ndpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 62% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory1

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CVE-2023-21758High7.592%-Fix
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CVE-2021-44224High8.282%-Fix
CVE-2016-0742High7.582%-Fix
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.