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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2018.0094
poppler vulnerabilities
9 January 2018
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: poppler
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction
Denial of Service -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2017-1000456 CVE-2017-14976
Reference: ESB-2018.0081
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3517-1
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USN-3517-1: poppler vulnerabilities
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3517-1
8th January, 2018
poppler vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
Ubuntu 17.10
Ubuntu 17.04
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary
Several security issues were fixed in poppler.
Software description
poppler - PDF rendering library
Details
It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain files.
If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a crafted PDF
file, an attacker could execute arbitrary. (CVE-2017-1000456)
It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain files.
If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a crafted PDF
file, an attacker could cause a denial of service. This issue only
affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.10. (CVE-2017-14976)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:
Ubuntu 17.10:
libpoppler68 0.57.0-2ubuntu4.2
poppler-utils 0.57.0-2ubuntu4.2
Ubuntu 17.04:
libpoppler64 0.48.0-2ubuntu2.5
poppler-utils 0.48.0-2ubuntu2.5
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
libpoppler58 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.6
poppler-utils 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.6
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
poppler-utils 0.24.5-2ubuntu4.9
libpoppler44 0.24.5-2ubuntu4.9
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
CVE-2017-1000456, CVE-2017-14976
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