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CVE-2017-9083

poppler 0.54.0, as used in Evince and other products, has a NULL pointer dereference in the...

6.5 MediumFix available

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

1.12%Up 0.5 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.5

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.

Record
CVE-2017-9083
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-476
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2017-9083
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-18022 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2017-18022
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2cff-2pfq-x5v9 6.5

poppler 0.54.0, as used in Evince and other products, has a NULL pointer dereference in the...

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.

Record
GHSA-2cff-2pfq-x5v9
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-476
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 6.5

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.

Record
CVE-2017-9083
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-9083 6.5

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-9083
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-9083 6.5

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.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9083
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2017:1672-1 No score

Security update for poppler

This update for poppler fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2017-9406: Fixed a memory leak that occurred while parsing invalid XRef attributes (bsc#1042803).
  • CVE-2017-9083: Fixed a memory leak that occurred when the parser tried to recover from a broken input file. (bsc#1040170)
Record
SUSE-SU-2017:1672-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-3350-1 No score

poppler vulnerabilities

Aleksandar Nikolic discovered that poppler incorrectly handled JPEG 2000 images. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a crafted PDF file, an attacker could cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code with privileges of the user invoking the program. (CVE-2017-2820)

Jiaqi Peng discovered that the poppler pdfunite tool incorrectly parsed certain malformed PDF documents. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a crafted PDF file, an attacker could cause poppler to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2017-7511)

It was discovered that the poppler pdfunite tool incorrectly parsed certain malformed PDF documents. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a crafted PDF file, an attacker could cause poppler to hang, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2017-7515)

It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled JPEG 2000 images. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a crafted PDF file, an attacker could cause cause poppler to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2017-9083)

It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled memory when processing PDF documents. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a crafted PDF file, an attacker could cause poppler to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2017-9406, CVE-2017-9408)

Alberto Garcia, Francisco Oca, and Suleman Ali discovered that the poppler pdftocairo tool incorrectly parsed certain malformed PDF documents. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a crafted PDF file, an attacker could cause poppler to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2017-9775)

Record
USN-3350-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
poppler
Debian:12
All versions, plus listed versions
22.12.0-222.12.0-2+deb12u122.12.0-2+deb12u222.12.0-2+deb12u322.12.0-2.1
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22.12.0-2.223.08.0-123.08.0-223.12.0-124.02.0-124.02.0-224.02.0-324.02.0-424.02.0-524.02.0-5+loong6424.06.0-124.06.0-224.08.0-124.08.0-224.08.0-324.08.0-425.01.0-125.01.0-225.01.0-325.01.0-425.01.0-525.03.0-125.03.0-1025.03.0-1125.03.0-11.125.03.0-225.03.0-325.03.0-425.03.0-525.03.0-625.03.0-725.03.0-926.01.0-126.01.0-226.01.0-326.01.0-426.01.0-4.126.01.0-526.07.0-126.07.0-2
None known
poppler
Debian:13
All versions, plus listed versions
25.03.0-1025.03.0-1125.03.0-11.125.03.0-525.03.0-5+deb13u2
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25.03.0-5+deb13u325.03.0-5+deb13u425.03.0-625.03.0-725.03.0-926.01.0-126.01.0-226.01.0-326.01.0-426.01.0-4.126.01.0-526.07.0-126.07.0-2
None known
poppler
Debian:14
All versions, plus listed versions
25.03.0-1025.03.0-1125.03.0-11.125.03.0-525.03.0-6
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25.03.0-725.03.0-926.01.0-126.01.0-226.01.0-326.01.0-426.01.0-4.126.01.0-526.07.0-126.07.0-2
None known
poppler
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
before 0.24.4-14.3.1
0.24.4-14.3.1
poppler
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2
before 0.24.4-14.3.1
0.24.4-14.3.1
poppler
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
before 0.24.4-14.3.1
0.24.4-14.3.1
poppler
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
before 0.24.4-14.3.1
0.24.4-14.3.1
poppler
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
before 0.24.5-2ubuntu4.5, plus listed versions
0.24.1-0ubuntu10.24.3-0ubuntu10.24.3-0ubuntu20.24.3-0ubuntu30.24.3-0ubuntu4
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0.24.3-0ubuntu50.24.3-0ubuntu60.24.3-0ubuntu70.24.3-0ubuntu80.24.3-0ubuntu100.24.3-0ubuntu120.24.5-0ubuntu30.24.5-2ubuntu10.24.5-2ubuntu20.24.5-2ubuntu40.24.5-2ubuntu4.10.24.5-2ubuntu4.20.24.5-2ubuntu4.30.24.5-2ubuntu4.4
0.24.5-2ubuntu4.5
poppler
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
before 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.2, plus listed versions
0.33.0-0ubuntu30.37.0-0ubuntu10.38.0-0ubuntu10.41.0-0ubuntu10.41.0-0ubuntu1.1
0.41.0-0ubuntu1.2

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-9083 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Freedesktop Poppler, published May 19, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.12%, the 66th percentile. Fixed in poppler 0.24.4-14.3.1.

References

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