Vulnerability Details : CVE-2017-9083
Potential exploit
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.
Vulnerability category: Memory Corruption
Products affected by CVE-2017-9083
- cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:poppler:0.54.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-9083
0.27%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 47 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2017-9083
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
8.6
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2.9
|
NIST | |
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6.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
2.8
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3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2017-9083
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The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2017-9083
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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=101084
101084 – Perf_test utility will crash (segmentation fault) when parsing an illegal PDF file due to the program access a null pointer.Exploit;Issue Tracking;Vendor Advisory
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-17
Poppler: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201801-17) — Gentoo securityThird Party Advisory
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