SUSE update for poppler

Published: 2023-07-20

Risk	High
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	13
CVE-ID	CVE-2017-18267 CVE-2018-13988 CVE-2018-16646 CVE-2018-18897 CVE-2018-19058 CVE-2018-19059 CVE-2018-19060 CVE-2018-19149 CVE-2018-20481 CVE-2018-20650 CVE-2018-21009 CVE-2019-7310 CVE-2022-27337
CWE-ID	CWE-674 CWE-120 CWE-20 CWE-401 CWE-125 CWE-476 CWE-617 CWE-190
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	Public exploit code for vulnerability #3 is available. Public exploit code for vulnerability #4 is available. Public exploit code for vulnerability #5 is available. Public exploit code for vulnerability #6 is available. Public exploit code for vulnerability #7 is available. Public exploit code for vulnerability #8 is available. Public exploit code for vulnerability #10 is available.
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Vendor	SUSE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 13 vulnerabilities.

1) Uncontrolled recursion

EUVDB-ID: #VU12892

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18267

CWE-ID: CWE-674 - Uncontrolled Recursion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in the FoFiType1C::cvtGlyph function in fofi/FoFiType1C.cc due to infinite recursion. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted PDF file and cause the service to crash.

Mitigation

Update the affected package poppler to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12: SP5

libpoppler44: before 0.24.4-14.26.1

libpoppler44-debuginfo: before 0.24.4-14.26.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20232906-1/

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.

2) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU14189

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-13988

CWE-ID: CWE-120 - Buffer overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The vulnerability exists in the image rendering functionality due to buffer overflow when handling malicious input. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted PDF file, trigger memory corruption and cause the system to crash.

Mitigation

Update the affected package poppler to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12: SP5

libpoppler44: before 0.24.4-14.26.1

libpoppler44-debuginfo: before 0.24.4-14.26.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20232906-1/

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.

3) Improper input validation

EUVDB-ID: #VU16351

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16646

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condicion on the target system.

The vulnerability exists in the Parser::getObj() function, as defined in the Parser.cc source code file of the affected software due to improper processing of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can trick the victim into accessing an embedded file that submits malicious input, trigger an infinite recursion condition and cause the service to crash.

Mitigation

Update the affected package poppler to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12: SP5

libpoppler44: before 0.24.4-14.26.1

libpoppler44-debuginfo: before 0.24.4-14.26.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20232906-1/

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. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.

4) Memory leak

EUVDB-ID: #VU15711

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-18897

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within GfxColorSpace::setDisplayProfile in GfxState.cc, as demonstrated by pdftocairo. A remote attacker can execute the pdftocairo command with a PDF file that submits malicious input, trigger memory leak and cause the service to crash.

Mitigation

Update the affected package poppler to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12: SP5

libpoppler44: before 0.24.4-14.26.1

libpoppler44-debuginfo: before 0.24.4-14.26.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20232906-1/

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. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.

5) Improper input validation

EUVDB-ID: #VU16349

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-19058

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condicion on the target system.

The vulnerability exists in the EmbFile::save2 function due to insufficient stream checks by the EmbFile::save2 function, as defined in the FileSpec.cc source code file of the affected software, before an embedded file is saved. A remote attacker can trick the victim into accessing an embedded file that submits malicious input, trigger a reachable abort condition in the Object.h file and cause the service to crash.

Mitigation

Update the affected package poppler to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12: SP5

libpoppler44: before 0.24.4-14.26.1

libpoppler44-debuginfo: before 0.24.4-14.26.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20232906-1/

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. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.

6) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU16350

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-19059

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condicion on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to out-of-bounds read condition in the EmbFile::save2 function, as defined in the FileSpec.cc source code file after insufficient validation of embedded files before save attempts. A remote attacker can trick the victim into accessing an embedded file that submits malicious input, trigger out-of-bounds read condition and cause the service to crash.

Mitigation

Update the affected package poppler to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12: SP5

libpoppler44: before 0.24.4-14.26.1

libpoppler44-debuginfo: before 0.24.4-14.26.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20232906-1/

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. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.

7) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU16348

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-19060

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condicion on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference condition in the GooString.h source code file when the filenames of embedded files are insufficiently validated before a save path is constructed. A remote attacker can trick the victim into accessing an embedded file that submits malicious input, trigger a NULL pointer dereference and cause the service to crash.

Mitigation

Update the affected package poppler to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12: SP5

libpoppler44: before 0.24.4-14.26.1

libpoppler44-debuginfo: before 0.24.4-14.26.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20232906-1/

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. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.

8) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU15897

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-19149

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dreference error in _poppler_attachment_new when called from poppler_annot_file_attachment_get_attachment. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package poppler to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12: SP5

libpoppler44: before 0.24.4-14.26.1

libpoppler44-debuginfo: before 0.24.4-14.26.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20232906-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.

9) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU16709

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-20481

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error when XRef::getEntry in XRef.cc mishandles unallocated XRef entries. A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via a specially crafted PDF document, when XRefEntry::setFlag in XRef.h is called from Parser::makeStream in Parser.cc.

Mitigation

Update the affected package poppler to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12: SP5

libpoppler44: before 0.24.4-14.26.1

libpoppler44-debuginfo: before 0.24.4-14.26.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20232906-1/

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.

10) Reachable Assertion

EUVDB-ID: #VU16829

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-20650

CWE-ID: CWE-617 - Reachable Assertion

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a reachable assertion due to the lack of a check for the dict data type, as demonstrated by use of the FileSpec class (in FileSpec.cc) in pdfdetach. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service.

Mitigation

Update the affected package poppler to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12: SP5

libpoppler44: before 0.24.4-14.26.1

libpoppler44-debuginfo: before 0.24.4-14.26.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20232906-1/

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. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.

11) Integer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU20888

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-21009

CWE-ID: CWE-190 - Integer overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in Parser::makeStream() function in Parser.cc. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted document, trick the victim into opening it, trigger integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

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

Mitigation

Update the affected package poppler to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12: SP5

libpoppler44: before 0.24.4-14.26.1

libpoppler44-debuginfo: before 0.24.4-14.26.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20232906-1/

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.

12) Heap-based buffer over-read

EUVDB-ID: #VU17370

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-7310

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to an integer signedness error in the XRef::getEntry function in XRef.cc. A remote attacker can trick the victim into processing a specially crafted PDF document, as demonstrated by pdftocairo, trigger heap-based buffer over-read and perform a denial of service.

Mitigation

Update the affected package poppler to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12: SP5

libpoppler44: before 0.24.4-14.26.1

libpoppler44-debuginfo: before 0.24.4-14.26.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20232906-1/

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.

13) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU67054

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-27337

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the Hints::Hints() function when processing PDF files. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted PDF file to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package poppler to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12: SP5

libpoppler44: before 0.24.4-14.26.1

libpoppler44-debuginfo: before 0.24.4-14.26.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20232906-1/

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.