Ubuntu Security Notice 3467-1 - 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.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3467-1
October 30, 2017
poppler vulnerability
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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:
poppler could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.
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 cause a denial of service.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 17.10:
A libpoppler68A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 0.57.0-2ubuntu4.1
A poppler-utilsA A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 0.57.0-2ubuntu4.1
Ubuntu 17.04:
A libpoppler64A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 0.48.0-2ubuntu2.4
A poppler-utilsA A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 0.48.0-2ubuntu2.4
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
A libpoppler58A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.5
A poppler-utilsA A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.5
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
A libpoppler44A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 0.24.5-2ubuntu4.8
A poppler-utilsA A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 0.24.5-2ubuntu4.8
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.
References:
A https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3467-1
A CVE-2017-15565
Package Information:
A https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/0.57.0-2ubuntu4.1
A https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/0.48.0-2ubuntu2.4
A https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/0.41.0-0ubuntu1.5
A https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/0.24.5-2ubuntu4.8