SB2017102423 - Fedora 26 update for poppler



SB2017102423 - Fedora 26 update for poppler

Published: October 24, 2017 Updated: April 24, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2017102423
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 11
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 11 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) NULL pointer derefenrece (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14926)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) conditions.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in AnnotRichMedia::Content::Content in Annot.cc when processing PDF documents. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted document, trigger NULL pointer dereference and perform a denial of service attack.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to cause application crash.


2) NULL pointer derefenrece (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14927)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) conditions.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in SplashOutputDev::type3D0() function in SplashOutputDev.cc when processing PDF documents. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted document, trigger NULL pointer dereference and perform a denial of service attack.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to cause application crash.


3) NULL pointer derefenrece (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14928)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) conditions.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in AnnotRichMedia::Configuration::Configuration in Annot.cc when processing PDF documents. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted document, trigger NULL pointer dereference and perform a denial of service attack.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to cause application crash.


4) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14617)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a floating point exception in the ImageStream class in Stream.cc. A remote attacker can supply specially crafted PDF files, bypass security restrictions and conduct further attacks.


5) NULL pointer derefenrece (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14517)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) conditions.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in  XRef::parseEntry() function in XRef.cc when processing PDF documents. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted document, trigger NULL pointer dereference and perform a denial of service attack.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to cause application crash.


6) Division by zero (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14518)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a floating point exception in the isImageInterpolationRequired() function in Splash.cc via a specially crafted PDF document. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


7) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14519)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) conditions.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in  Object::streamGetChar in Object.h after a repeating series of Gfx::display, Gfx::go, Gfx::execOp, Gfx::opShowText, and Gfx::doShowText calls when processing PDF documents. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted document, trigger infinite loop and perform a denial of service attack.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to cause application crash.


8) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14929)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to infinite loop in a call to Object::dictLookup() in Object.h after a repeating series of Gfx::display, Gfx::go, Gfx::execOp, Gfx::opFill, Gfx::doPatternFill, Gfx::doTilingPatternFill and Gfx::drawForm calls. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.

9) NULL pointer derefenrece (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14975)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) conditions.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in FoFiType1C::convertToType0 function in FoFiType1C.cc when processing documents. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted document, trigger NULL pointer dereference and perform a denial of service attack.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to cause application crash.


10) Heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14976)

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

The vulnerability exists due to boundary error in FoFiType1C::convertToType0 function in FoFiType1C.cc when processing fonts in documents. A remote unauthenticated attacker can create a specially crafted document and trigger application crash.


11) NULL pointer derefenrece (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14977)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) conditions.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in FoFiTrueType::getCFFBlock function in FoFiTrueType.cc when processing documents. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted document, trigger NULL pointer dereference and perform a denial of service attack.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to cause application crash.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.