Ubuntu update for poppler



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2019-14494
CWE-ID CWE-369
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 poppler (Ubuntu package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Canonical Ltd.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Division by zero

EUVDB-ID: #VU20053

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-14494

CWE-ID: CWE-369 - Divide By Zero

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to division by zero error when processing untrusted input in the function SplashOutputDev::tilingPatternFill at SplashOutputDev.cc. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted PDF file and crash the application.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

Ubuntu 19.04
libpoppler85 - 0.74.0-0ubuntu1.3
poppler-utils - 0.74.0-0ubuntu1.3
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
libpoppler73 - 0.62.0-2ubuntu2.10
poppler-utils - 0.62.0-2ubuntu2.10

Vulnerable software versions

poppler (Ubuntu package): 0.62.0-2ubuntu2 - 0.74.0-0ubuntu1.2

CPE2.3 External links

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4091-1/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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