SB2023022357 - SUSE update for poppler 

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SB2023022357 - SUSE update for poppler

Published: February 23, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023022357
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-13283)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the FoFiType1::parse() function in fofi/FoFiType1.cc, when processing PDF files. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.


2) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-38784)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow within the JBIG2 decoder in the JBIG2Stream::readTextRegionSeg() function in JBIGStream.cc. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted PDF file or JBIG2 image to the application, trigger an integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References