poppler: Memory leak in the gmalloc function in gmem.cc
Published Jun 2, 2017
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.46%
Description
In Poppler 0.54.0, a memory leak vulnerability was found in the function gmalloc in gmem.cc, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 0.54.0
Configuration 2
- 8.0
- 9.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
poppler
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
poppler
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
poppler
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | poppler | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | poppler | 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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.46% (0.01458) | 72.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.46% (0.01458) | 72.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00299) | 69.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00299) | 68.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.30% (0.00299) | 64.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.04% (0.01036) | 27.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01036) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (7)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9406 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=100775 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1458701 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9406
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-17 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9406
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4079 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9406 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=100775 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1458701 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9406 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-17 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9406 | ||
| https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4079 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
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