Security update for poppler

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:1691-1
Rating: moderate
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Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2017-1000456 ( SUSE ): 7.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
  • CVE-2017-1000456 ( NVD ): 8.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2017-14977 ( SUSE ): 5.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2017-14977 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2017-15565 ( NVD ): 8.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4

An update that solves three vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for poppler fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2017-14977: Fixed a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the FoFiTrueType::getCFFBlock() function in FoFiTrueType.cc that occurred due to lack of validation of a table pointer, which allows an attacker to launch a denial of service attack. (bsc#1061265)
  • CVE-2017-1000456: Validate boundaries in TextPool::addWord to prevent overflows in subsequent calculations (bsc#1074453)
  • CVE-2017-15565: Prevent NULL Pointer dereference in the GfxImageColorMap::getGrayLine() function via a crafted PDF document (bsc#1064593)

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch sdksp4-poppler-13653=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-poppler-13653=1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-poppler-13653=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • libpoppler-qt4-devel-0.12.3-1.13.3.2
    • libpoppler-glib-devel-0.12.3-1.13.3.2
    • libpoppler-devel-0.12.3-1.13.3.2
    • libpoppler-qt2-0.12.3-1.13.3.2
    • libpoppler-qt3-devel-0.12.3-1.13.3.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 (x86_64 i586)
    • poppler-tools-0.12.3-1.13.3.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • libpoppler-qt4-3-0.12.3-1.13.3.2
    • libpoppler-glib4-0.12.3-1.13.3.2
    • libpoppler5-0.12.3-1.13.3.2
    • poppler-tools-0.12.3-1.13.3.2
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (ppc64 x86_64)
    • libpoppler-qt4-3-0.12.3-1.13.3.2
    • libpoppler-glib4-0.12.3-1.13.3.2
    • libpoppler5-0.12.3-1.13.3.2
    • poppler-tools-0.12.3-1.13.3.2

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