SB2023082124 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Freedesktop Poppler



SB2023082124 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Freedesktop Poppler

Published: August 21, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023082124
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-36024)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the FoFiType1C::convertToType1() function. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted PDF file to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


2) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-36023)

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

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop within the FoFiType1C::cvtGlyph() function. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted PDF file to the server, consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.