SB2023102450 - SUSE update for poppler



SB2023102450 - SUSE update for poppler

Published: October 24, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023102450
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 4
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 75% Low 25%
  • Low
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 4 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-18454)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in CCITTFaxStream::readRow() in Stream.cc in Xpdf 4.00. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted pdf file, as demonstrated by pdftoppm.


2) Stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-18456)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing a crafted pdf file, as demonstrated by pdftoppm. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trigger stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


3) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-13287)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in the function SplashXPath::strokeAdjust() in splash/SplashXPath.cc. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system or crash the application.


4) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-36023)

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

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop within the FoFiType1C::cvtGlyph() function. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted PDF file to the server, consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.