Amazon Linux AMI update for poppler
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 3 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2020-36023 CVE-2020-36024 CVE-2022-38349 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-835 CWE-476 CWE-617 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
Amazon Linux AMI Operating systems & Components / Operating system poppler Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | Amazon Web Services |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.
1) Infinite loop
EUVDB-ID: #VU79769
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-36023
CWE-ID:
CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop within the FoFiType1C::cvtGlyph() function. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted PDF file to the server, consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.
MitigationUpdate the affected packages:
i686:Vulnerable software versions
poppler-devel-0.26.5-43.26.amzn1.i686
poppler-cpp-devel-0.26.5-43.26.amzn1.i686
poppler-0.26.5-43.26.amzn1.i686
poppler-glib-0.26.5-43.26.amzn1.i686
poppler-glib-devel-0.26.5-43.26.amzn1.i686
poppler-cpp-0.26.5-43.26.amzn1.i686
poppler-debuginfo-0.26.5-43.26.amzn1.i686
poppler-utils-0.26.5-43.26.amzn1.i686
src:
poppler-0.26.5-43.26.amzn1.src
x86_64:
poppler-glib-0.26.5-43.26.amzn1.x86_64
poppler-debuginfo-0.26.5-43.26.amzn1.x86_64
poppler-utils-0.26.5-43.26.amzn1.x86_64
poppler-0.26.5-43.26.amzn1.x86_64
poppler-devel-0.26.5-43.26.amzn1.x86_64
poppler-cpp-devel-0.26.5-43.26.amzn1.x86_64
poppler-glib-devel-0.26.5-43.26.amzn1.x86_64
poppler-cpp-0.26.5-43.26.amzn1.x86_64
Amazon Linux AMI: All versions
poppler: before 0.26.5-43.26
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:o:amazon_web_services:amazon_linux_ami:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:amazon_web_services:poppler:*:*:*:*:*:amazon_linux_ami:*:*
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2023-1850.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 dereference
EUVDB-ID: #VU79770
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-36024
CWE-ID:
CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the FoFiType1C::convertToType1() function. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted PDF file to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationUpdate the affected packages:
i686:Vulnerable software versions
poppler-devel-0.26.5-43.26.amzn1.i686
poppler-cpp-devel-0.26.5-43.26.amzn1.i686
poppler-0.26.5-43.26.amzn1.i686
poppler-glib-0.26.5-43.26.amzn1.i686
poppler-glib-devel-0.26.5-43.26.amzn1.i686
poppler-cpp-0.26.5-43.26.amzn1.i686
poppler-debuginfo-0.26.5-43.26.amzn1.i686
poppler-utils-0.26.5-43.26.amzn1.i686
src:
poppler-0.26.5-43.26.amzn1.src
x86_64:
poppler-glib-0.26.5-43.26.amzn1.x86_64
poppler-debuginfo-0.26.5-43.26.amzn1.x86_64
poppler-utils-0.26.5-43.26.amzn1.x86_64
poppler-0.26.5-43.26.amzn1.x86_64
poppler-devel-0.26.5-43.26.amzn1.x86_64
poppler-cpp-devel-0.26.5-43.26.amzn1.x86_64
poppler-glib-devel-0.26.5-43.26.amzn1.x86_64
poppler-cpp-0.26.5-43.26.amzn1.x86_64
Amazon Linux AMI: All versions
poppler: before 0.26.5-43.26
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:o:amazon_web_services:amazon_linux_ami:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:amazon_web_services:poppler:*:*:*:*:*:amazon_linux_ami:*:*
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2023-1850.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) Reachable Assertion
EUVDB-ID: #VU82600
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-38349
CWE-ID:
CWE-617 - Reachable Assertion
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a reachable assertion within the PDFDoc::replacePageDict() function in PDFDoc.cc. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted PDF file and crash the application.
Update the affected packages:
i686:Vulnerable software versions
poppler-devel-0.26.5-43.26.amzn1.i686
poppler-cpp-devel-0.26.5-43.26.amzn1.i686
poppler-0.26.5-43.26.amzn1.i686
poppler-glib-0.26.5-43.26.amzn1.i686
poppler-glib-devel-0.26.5-43.26.amzn1.i686
poppler-cpp-0.26.5-43.26.amzn1.i686
poppler-debuginfo-0.26.5-43.26.amzn1.i686
poppler-utils-0.26.5-43.26.amzn1.i686
src:
poppler-0.26.5-43.26.amzn1.src
x86_64:
poppler-glib-0.26.5-43.26.amzn1.x86_64
poppler-debuginfo-0.26.5-43.26.amzn1.x86_64
poppler-utils-0.26.5-43.26.amzn1.x86_64
poppler-0.26.5-43.26.amzn1.x86_64
poppler-devel-0.26.5-43.26.amzn1.x86_64
poppler-cpp-devel-0.26.5-43.26.amzn1.x86_64
poppler-glib-devel-0.26.5-43.26.amzn1.x86_64
poppler-cpp-0.26.5-43.26.amzn1.x86_64
Amazon Linux AMI: All versions
poppler: before 0.26.5-43.26
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:o:amazon_web_services:amazon_linux_ami:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:amazon_web_services:poppler:*:*:*:*:*:amazon_linux_ami:*:*
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2023-1850.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.
