SB2023110334 - SUSE update for poppler

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SB2023110334 - SUSE update for poppler

Published: November 3, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023110334
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Reachable Assertion (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-37052)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a reachable assertion in Object::getString(). A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file and crash the application.


2) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-34872)

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the OutlineItem::open() function in Outline.cc. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted PDF file to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References