SUSE update for poppler

1) Stack-based buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU79509

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-16115

CWE-ID: CWE-121 - Stack-based buffer overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing PDF files within the IdentityFunction::transform() function in Function.cc. A remote unauthenticated attacker can pass a specially crafted PDF file the the affected application, trigger a stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package poppler to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12: SP5

libpoppler-qt4-4-debuginfo: before 0.43.0-16.28.1

libpoppler-glib8: before 0.43.0-16.28.1

libpoppler-glib8-debuginfo: before 0.43.0-16.28.1

poppler-tools: before 0.43.0-16.28.1

poppler-tools-debuginfo: before 0.43.0-16.28.1

libpoppler60: before 0.43.0-16.28.1

libpoppler60-debuginfo: before 0.43.0-16.28.1

libpoppler-qt4-4: before 0.43.0-16.28.1

libpoppler-cpp0-debuginfo: before 0.43.0-16.28.1

libpoppler-cpp0: before 0.43.0-16.28.1

libpoppler-glib-devel: before 0.43.0-16.28.1

libpoppler-devel: before 0.43.0-16.28.1

typelib-1_0-Poppler-0_18: before 0.43.0-16.28.1

poppler-debugsource: before 0.43.0-16.28.1

libpoppler-qt4-devel: before 0.43.0-16.28.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libpoppler-qt4-4-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libpoppler-glib8:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libpoppler-glib8-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:poppler-tools:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:poppler-tools-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libpoppler60:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libpoppler60-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libpoppler-qt4-4:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libpoppler-cpp0-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libpoppler-cpp0:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libpoppler-glib-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libpoppler-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:typelib-1_0-poppler-0_18:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:poppler-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libpoppler-qt4-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20233399-1/

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.