SB2014082903 - Input validation error in Freedesktop Poppler
Published: August 29, 2014 Updated: August 10, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014082903
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2010-5110)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
DCTStream.cc in Poppler before 0.13.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted PDF file.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/poppler/DCTStream.cc?id=fc071d800cb4329a3ccf898d7bf16b4db7323ad8
- http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.security.oss.general/11132
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59857
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26280
- https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2014/suse-su-20140817-1.html