OpenSUSE Linux update for poppler
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 11 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2017-1000456 CVE-2017-14517 CVE-2017-14518 CVE-2017-14520 CVE-2017-14617 CVE-2017-14928 CVE-2017-14975 CVE-2017-14976 CVE-2017-14977 CVE-2017-15565 CVE-2017-9865 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-119 CWE-476 CWE-369 CWE-20 CWE-122 CWE-125 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
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| Vendor | SDB |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 11 vulnerabilities.
1) Memory corruption
EUVDB-ID: #VU10326
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1000456
CWE-ID:
CWE-119 - Memory corruption
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to improper validation of boundaries in TextPool::addWord in freedesktop.org libpoppler. A remote attacker can trigger overflow in subsequent calculations and cause the service to crash.
Update the affected packages.
openSUSE Leap: 42.3
CPE2.3 External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-06/msg00032.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
2) NULL pointer derefenrece
EUVDB-ID: #VU8659
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14517
CWE-ID:
CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe 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.
MitigationUpdate the affected packages.
openSUSE Leap: 42.3
CPE2.3 External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-06/msg00032.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
3) Division by zero
EUVDB-ID: #VU9877
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14518
CWE-ID:
CWE-369 - Divide By Zero
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe 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.
MitigationUpdate the affected packages.
openSUSE Leap: 42.3
CPE2.3 External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-06/msg00032.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
4) Division by zero
EUVDB-ID: #VU9878
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14520
CWE-ID:
CWE-369 - Divide By Zero
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a floating point exception in Splash::scaleImageYuXd() in Splash.cc. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Mitigation
Update the affected packages.
openSUSE Leap: 42.3
CPE2.3 External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-06/msg00032.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
5) Improper input validation
EUVDB-ID: #VU13371
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14617
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe 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.
MitigationUpdate the affected packages.
openSUSE Leap: 42.3
CPE2.3 External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-06/msg00032.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
6) NULL pointer derefenrece
EUVDB-ID: #VU8658
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14928
CWE-ID:
CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe 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.
MitigationUpdate the affected packages.
openSUSE Leap: 42.3
CPE2.3 External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-06/msg00032.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
7) NULL pointer derefenrece
EUVDB-ID: #VU8651
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14975
CWE-ID:
CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe 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.
MitigationUpdate the affected packages.
openSUSE Leap: 42.3
CPE2.3 External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-06/msg00032.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
8) Heap-based buffer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU8653
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14976
CWE-ID:
CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe 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.
MitigationUpdate the affected packages.
openSUSE Leap: 42.3
CPE2.3 External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-06/msg00032.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
9) NULL pointer derefenrece
EUVDB-ID: #VU8652
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14977
CWE-ID:
CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe 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.
MitigationUpdate the affected packages.
openSUSE Leap: 42.3
CPE2.3 External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-06/msg00032.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
10) NULL pointer derefenrece
EUVDB-ID: #VU8988
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15565
CWE-ID:
CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) conditions.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in GfxImageColorMap::getGrayLine() function in GfxState.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.
MitigationUpdate the affected packages.
openSUSE Leap: 42.3
CPE2.3 External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-06/msg00032.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
11) Buffer over-read
EUVDB-ID: #VU9876
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9865
CWE-ID:
CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in The function GfxImageColorMap::getGray in GfxState.cc in Poppler 0.54.0. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (stack-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a specially crafted PDF document, related to missing color-map validation in ImageOutputDev.cc.
Mitigation
Update the affected packages.
openSUSE Leap: 42.3
CPE2.3 External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-06/msg00032.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
