SUSE update for poppler

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU16830

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-2018-20662

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 a wrong return value from PDFDoc::setup when an xref data structure is mishandled during extractPDFSubtype processing. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafter PDF file cause application crash by Object.h SIGABRT.

Mitigation

Update the affected package poppler to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

openSUSE Leap: 15.4

libpoppler73-32bit: before 0.62.0-150000.4.34.1

libpoppler73-32bit-debuginfo: before 0.62.0-150000.4.34.1

libpoppler73: before 0.62.0-150000.4.34.1

libpoppler73-debuginfo: before 0.62.0-150000.4.34.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20234690-1/

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.