poppler: Null pointer dereference in the JPXStream::readUByte function
Published May 19, 2017
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.12%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 0.54.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
evince
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
poppler
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
evince
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
poppler
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
compat-poppler022
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
evince
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
poppler
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | evince | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | poppler | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | evince | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | poppler | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | compat-poppler022 | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | evince | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | poppler | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.12% (0.01118) | 64.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.12% (0.01118) | 64.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00104) | 43.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.10% (0.00105) | 41.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 17.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (6)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9083 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=101084 x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1453198 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9083
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-17 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9083
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9083 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=101084 | x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1453198 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9083 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-17 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9083 |
Change history (0)
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