CVE-2017-9083 Null dereference in n/a
A NULL pointer dereference in the poppler library allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted PDF file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-9083?
CVE-2017-9083 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Freedesktop Poppler, published on 19 May 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-9083?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Freedesktop Poppler.
How do I fix CVE-2017-9083?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2017-9083 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9083 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Freedesktop Poppler
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-9083, GHSA-2cff-2pfq-x5v9, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9083.