Ubuntu update for poppler
| Risk | High |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2022-38784 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-190 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
Ubuntu Operating systems & Components / Operating system libpoppler97 (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libpoppler118 (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component poppler-utils (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libpoppler73 (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libpoppler58 (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | Canonical Ltd. |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.
1) Integer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU67055
Risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-38784
CWE-ID:
CWE-190 - Integer overflow
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow within the JBIG2 decoder in the JBIG2Stream::readTextRegionSeg() function in JBIGStream.cc. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted PDF file or JBIG2 image to the application, trigger an integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
MitigationUpdate the affected package poppler to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsUbuntu: 16.04 - 22.04
libpoppler97 (Ubuntu package): before 0.86.1-0ubuntu1.1
libpoppler118 (Ubuntu package): before 22.02.0-2ubuntu0.1
poppler-utils (Ubuntu package): before 0.62.0-2ubuntu2.13
libpoppler73 (Ubuntu package): before 0.62.0-2ubuntu2.13
libpoppler58 (Ubuntu package): before 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.16
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu:16.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu:18.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu:20.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu:22.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libpoppler97:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libpoppler118_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:poppler-utils_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libpoppler73_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libpoppler58_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5606-1
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.
