SB2019101628 - Arch Linux update for xpdf 

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SB2019101628 - Arch Linux update for xpdf

Published: October 16, 2019 Updated: October 16, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019101628
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-16927)

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

Xpdf 4.01.01 has an out-of-bounds write in the vertProfile part of the TextPage::findGaps function in TextOutputDev.cc, a different vulnerability than CVE-2019-9877.


2) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-9877)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

There is an invalid memory access vulnerability in the function TextPage::findGaps() located at TextOutputDev.c in Xpdf 4.01, which can (for example) be triggered by sending a crafted pdf file to the pdftops binary. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References