SB2023081523 - SUSE update for poppler

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.

1) Stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-16115)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing PDF files within the IdentityFunction::transform() function in Function.cc. A remote unauthenticated attacker can pass a specially crafted PDF file the the affected application, trigger a stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

2) Heap-based buffer over-read (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-7310)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an integer signedness error in the XRef::getEntry function in XRef.cc. A remote attacker can trick the victim into processing a specially crafted PDF document, as demonstrated by pdftocairo, trigger heap-based buffer over-read and perform a denial of service.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20233241-1/