1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-2958-1

USN-2958-1: poppler vulnerabilities

Publication date

2 May 2016

Overview

poppler could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially crafted file.

Releases

Packages

Details

It was discovered that the poppler pdfseparate tool incorrectly handled
certain filenames. A local attacker could use this issue to cause the tool
to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. (CVE-2013-4473,
CVE-2013-4474)

It was discovered that poppler incorrectly parsed certain malformed PDF
documents. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a
crafted PDF file, an attacker could cause a denial of service or possibly
execute arbitrary code with privileges of the user invoking the program.
(CVE-2015-8868)

It was discovered that the poppler pdfseparate tool incorrectly handled
certain filenames. A local attacker could use this issue to cause the tool
to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. (CVE-2013-4473,
CVE-2013-4474)

It was discovered that poppler incorrectly parsed certain malformed PDF
documents. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a
crafted PDF file, an attacker could cause a denial of service or possibly
execute arbitrary code with privileges of the user invoking the program.
(CVE-2015-8868)

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
15.10 wily libpoppler-cpp0 –  0.33.0-0ubuntu3.1
libpoppler-glib8 –  0.33.0-0ubuntu3.1
libpoppler-qt4-4 –  0.33.0-0ubuntu3.1
libpoppler-qt5-1 –  0.33.0-0ubuntu3.1
libpoppler52 –  0.33.0-0ubuntu3.1
poppler-utils –  0.33.0-0ubuntu3.1
14.04 trusty libpoppler-cpp0 –  0.24.5-2ubuntu4.4
libpoppler-glib8 –  0.24.5-2ubuntu4.4
libpoppler-qt4-4 –  0.24.5-2ubuntu4.4
libpoppler-qt5-1 –  0.24.5-2ubuntu4.4
libpoppler44 –  0.24.5-2ubuntu4.4
poppler-utils –  0.24.5-2ubuntu4.4
12.04 precise libpoppler-cpp0 –  0.18.4-1ubuntu3.2
libpoppler-glib8 –  0.18.4-1ubuntu3.2
libpoppler-qt4-3 –  0.18.4-1ubuntu3.2
libpoppler19 –  0.18.4-1ubuntu3.2
poppler-utils –  0.18.4-1ubuntu3.2

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