CVE-2017-9083 — MEDIUM (6.5)

Vulnerability 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.

CVSS Score

6.5

MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Freedesktop	Poppler	0.54.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-476

References

https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=101084ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-17Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=101084ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-17Third Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2017-9083?

CVE-2017-9083 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). 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 f...

How severe is CVE-2017-9083?

CVE-2017-9083 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2017-9083?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Freedesktop Poppler.