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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201611-15
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Severity: Normal
Title: Poppler: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: November 22, 2016
Bugs: #542220, #579752
ID: 201611-15
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Poppler, the worst of which
allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Background
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Poppler is a PDF rendering library based on the xpdf-3.0 code base.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-text/poppler < 0.42.0 >= 0.42.0
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Poppler. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
======
A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted PDF
using Poppler, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with
the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All Poppler users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=app-text/poppler-0.42.0”
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2015-8868
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2015-8868
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-15
Concerns?
=========
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users’ machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2016 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons – Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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Severity: Normal
Title: Poppler: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: November 22, 2016
Bugs: #542220, #579752
ID: 201611-15
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Synopsis
========
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Poppler, the worst of which
allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Background
==========
Poppler is a PDF rendering library based on the xpdf-3.0 code base.
Affected packages
=================
——————————————————————-
Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
——————————————————————-
1 app-text/poppler < 0.42.0 >= 0.42.0
Description
===========
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Poppler. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
======
A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted PDF
using Poppler, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with
the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
==========
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
==========
All Poppler users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=app-text/poppler-0.42.0”
References
==========
[ 1 ] CVE-2015-8868
<a class=”moz-txt-link-freetext” href=”http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2015-8868″>http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2015-8868</a>
Availability
============
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
<a class=”moz-txt-link-freetext” href=”https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-15″>https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-15</a>
Concerns?
=========
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users’ machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
<a class=”moz-txt-link-abbreviated” href=”mailto:security@gentoo.org”>security@gentoo.org</a> or alternatively, you may file a bug at
<a class=”moz-txt-link-freetext” href=”https://bugs.gentoo.org”>https://bugs.gentoo.org</a>.
License
=======
Copyright 2016 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons – Attribution / Share Alike license.
<a class=”moz-txt-link-freetext” href=”http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5″>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5</a></pre>
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