#VU42107 Buffer overflow in Poppler - CVE-2013-7296

Vulnerability identifier: #VU42107

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2013-7296

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Poppler
Client/Desktop applications / Office applications

Vendor: Freedesktop.org

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

The JBIG2Stream::readSegments method in JBIG2Stream.cc in Poppler before 0.24.5 does not use the correct specifier within a format string, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and application crash) via a crafted PDF file.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Poppler: 0.1 - 0.24.2

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External links
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/?id=58e04a08afee39370283c494ee2e4e392fd3b684
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-January/125710.html
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/105
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/97
https://secunia.com/advisories/56567
https://secunia.com/advisories/56776
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201401-21.xml
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1048199
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90552

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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.