SUSE update for poppler

1) Out-of-bounds write

EUVDB-ID: #VU118788

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 5.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-3154

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted PDF file, trick the victim into opening it using the affected software, trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package poppler to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended: Security

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: SP5

libpoppler-devel: before 0.43.0-16.67.1

libpoppler60-debuginfo: before 0.43.0-16.67.1

poppler-debugsource: before 0.43.0-16.67.1

libpoppler-qt4-4: before 0.43.0-16.67.1

poppler-tools: before 0.43.0-16.67.1

libpoppler-qt4-devel: before 0.43.0-16.67.1

poppler-tools-debuginfo: before 0.43.0-16.67.1

libpoppler60: before 0.43.0-16.67.1

libpoppler-glib-devel: before 0.43.0-16.67.1

libpoppler-glib8: before 0.43.0-16.67.1

libpoppler-qt4-4-debuginfo: before 0.43.0-16.67.1

libpoppler-glib8-debuginfo: before 0.43.0-16.67.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_12_sp5_ltss_extended:Security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libpoppler-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libpoppler60-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:poppler-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libpoppler-qt4-4:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:poppler-tools:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libpoppler-qt4-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:poppler-tools-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libpoppler60:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libpoppler-glib-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libpoppler-glib8:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libpoppler-qt4-4-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libpoppler-glib8-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2025/suse-su-20253945-1/

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.