SUSE update for poppler

Published: 2023-12-21

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2017-7511 CVE-2018-20662
CWE-ID	CWE-476 CWE-20
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	Public exploit code for vulnerability #2 is available.
Vulnerable software Subscribe	SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 Operating systems & Components / Operating system libpoppler44 Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libpoppler44-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	SUSE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Null pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU7488

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-2017-7511

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The weakness exists due to NULL pointer dereference in the pdfunite when handling malicious content. A remote attacker can send specially crafted PDF file, trick the victim into opening it and cause the application to crash.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in 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 0.24.4-14.44.1

libpoppler44-debuginfo: before 0.24.4-14.44.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20234941-1/

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) 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

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 0.24.4-14.44.1

libpoppler44-debuginfo: before 0.24.4-14.44.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20234941-1/

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.