SUSE update for poppler

1) Out-of-bounds write

EUVDB-ID: #VU92076

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-4141

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing Type 1 fonts. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it using the affected software, trigger an out-of-bounds write 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 0.43.0-16.46.1

libpoppler60: before 0.43.0-16.46.1

poppler-tools-debuginfo: before 0.43.0-16.46.1

libpoppler-glib8-debuginfo: before 0.43.0-16.46.1

libpoppler-qt4-4: before 0.43.0-16.46.1

libpoppler-glib8: before 0.43.0-16.46.1

poppler-tools: before 0.43.0-16.46.1

libpoppler60-debuginfo: before 0.43.0-16.46.1

libpoppler-qt4-devel: before 0.43.0-16.46.1

typelib-1_0-Poppler-0_18: before 0.43.0-16.46.1

poppler-debugsource: before 0.43.0-16.46.1

libpoppler-cpp0-debuginfo: before 0.43.0-16.46.1

libpoppler-glib-devel: before 0.43.0-16.46.1

libpoppler-cpp0: before 0.43.0-16.46.1

libpoppler-devel: before 0.43.0-16.46.1

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:libpoppler60:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:poppler-tools-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libpoppler-glib8-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libpoppler-qt4-4:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libpoppler-glib8:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:poppler-tools:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libpoppler60-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libpoppler-qt4-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-cpp0-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libpoppler-glib-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libpoppler-cpp0:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libpoppler-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20241899-1/

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.