In Poppler 0.54.0, a memory leak vulnerability was found in the function Object::initArray in Object.cc, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 host has one or more packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities that have been acknowledged by the vendor but will not be patched.

  - poppler: heap buffer overflow in ExponentialFunction (CVE-2015-8868)

  - poppler: heap-based buffer over-read in function downsample_row_box_filter in CairoRescaleBox.cc     (CVE-2019-9631)

  - DCTStream.cc in Poppler before 0.13.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a     crafted PDF file. (CVE-2010-5110)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied on the package manager's report that the package is installed.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 host has one or more packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities that have been acknowledged by the vendor but will not be patched.

  - poppler: recursive function call in JBIG2Stream::readGenericBitmap() in JBIG2Stream.cc causing denial of     service (CVE-2019-9543)

  - DCTStream.cc in Poppler before 0.13.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a     crafted PDF file. (CVE-2010-5110)

  - The error function in Error.cc in poppler before 0.21.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary     commands via a PDF containing an escape sequence for a terminal emulator. (CVE-2012-2142)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied on the package manager's report that the package is installed.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has one or more packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities that have been acknowledged by the vendor but will not be patched.

  - poppler: heap buffer overflow in ExponentialFunction (CVE-2015-8868)

  - poppler: recursive function call in JBIG2Stream::readGenericBitmap() in JBIG2Stream.cc causing denial of     service (CVE-2019-9543)

  - freedesktop.org libpoppler 0.60.1 fails to validate boundaries in TextPool::addWord, leading to overflow     in subsequent calculations. (CVE-2017-1000456)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied on the package manager's report that the package is installed.

This plugin has been deprecated as it does not adhere to established standards for this style of check.

According to the versions of the poppler packages installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - In Poppler 0.54.0, a memory leak vulnerability was     found in the function gmalloc in gmem.cc, which allows     attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted     file.(CVE-2017-9406)

  - In Poppler 0.54.0, a memory leak vulnerability was     found in the function Object::initArray in Object.cc,     which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via     a crafted file.(CVE-2017-9408)

  - The function GfxImageColorMap::getGray in GfxState.cc     in Poppler 0.54.0 allows remote attackers to cause a     denial of service (stack-based buffer over-read and     application crash) via a crafted PDF document, related     to missing color-map validation in     ImageOutputDev.cc.(CVE-2017-9865)

  - In Poppler 0.59.0, a NULL Pointer Dereference exists in     the SplashOutputDev::type3D0() function in     SplashOutputDev.cc via a crafted PDF     document.(CVE-2017-14927)

  - poppler 0.54.0, as used in Evince and other products,     has a NULL pointer dereference in the     JPXStream::readUByte function in JPXStream.cc. For     example, the perf_test utility will crash (segmentation     fault) when parsing an invalid PDF file.(CVE-2017-9083)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

According to the versions of the poppler packages installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - poppler 0.54.0, as used in Evince and other products,     has a NULL pointer dereference in the     JPXStream::readUByte function in JPXStream.cc. For     example, the perf_test utility will crash (segmentation     fault) when parsing an invalid PDF file.(CVE-2017-9083)

  - poppler through version 0.55.0 is vulnerable to an     uncontrolled recursion in pdfunite resulting into     potential denial-of-service.(CVE-2017-7515)

  - In Poppler 0.54.0, a memory leak vulnerability was     found in the function gmalloc in gmem.cc, which allows     attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted     file.(CVE-2017-9406)

  - In Poppler 0.54.0, a memory leak vulnerability was     found in the function Object::initArray in Object.cc,     which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via     a crafted file.(CVE-2017-9408)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

According to the versions of the poppler packages installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - poppler since version 0.17.3 has been vulnerable to     NULL pointer dereference in pdfunite triggered by     specially crafted documents.(CVE-2017-7511)

  - poppler through version 0.55.0 is vulnerable to an     uncontrolled recursion in pdfunite resulting into     potential denial-of-service.(CVE-2017-7515)

  - Poppler before 0.70.0 has a NULL pointer dereference in
    _poppler_attachment_new when called from     poppler_annot_file_attachment_get_attachment.(CVE-2018-     19149)

  - In Poppler 0.54.0, a memory leak vulnerability was     found in the function gmalloc in gmem.cc, which allows     attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted     file.(CVE-2017-9406)

  - In Poppler 0.54.0, a memory leak vulnerability was     found in the function Object::initArray in Object.cc,     which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via     a crafted file.(CVE-2017-9408)

  - The JPXStream::init function in Poppler 0.78.0 and     earlier doesn't check for negative values of stream     length, leading to an Integer Overflow, thereby making     it possible to allocate a large memory chunk on the     heap, with a size controlled by an attacker, as     demonstrated by pdftocairo.(CVE-2019-9959)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201801-17 (Poppler: Multiple vulnerabilities)

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Poppler. Please review       the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
  Impact :

    A remote attacker, by enticing a user to open a specially crafted PDF,       could execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service condition.
  Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time.

Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in the poppler PDF rendering library, which could result in denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed PDF file is processed.

This update for poppler fixes the following issues :

Security issues fixed :

  - CVE-2017-9775: DoS stack-based buffer overflow in     GfxState.cc in pdftocairo via a crafted PDF document     (bsc#1045719)

  - CVE-2017-9776: DoS integer overflow leading to heap     buffer overflow in JBIG2Stream.cc via a crafted PDF     document (bsc#1045721)

  - CVE-2017-7515: Stack exhaustion due to infinite     recursive call in pdfunite (bsc#1043088)

  - CVE-2017-7511: NULL pointer dereference in pdfunite via     crafted documents (bsc#1041783)

  - CVE-2017-9406: Memory leak in the gmalloc function in     gmem.cc (bsc#1042803)

  - CVE-2017-9408: Memory leak in the Object::initArray     function (bsc#1042802)

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12-SP2:Update update project.

This update for poppler fixes the following issues: Security issues fixed :

  - CVE-2017-9775: DoS stack-based buffer overflow in     GfxState.cc in pdftocairo via a crafted PDF document     (bsc#1045719)

  - CVE-2017-9776: DoS integer overflow leading to heap     buffer overflow in JBIG2Stream.cc via a crafted PDF     document (bsc#1045721)

  - CVE-2017-7515: Stack exhaustion due to infinite     recursive call in pdfunite (bsc#1043088)

  - CVE-2017-7511: NULL pointer dereference in pdfunite via     crafted documents (bsc#1041783)

  - CVE-2017-9406: Memory leak in the gmalloc function in     gmem.cc (bsc#1042803)

  - CVE-2017-9408: Memory leak in the Object::initArray     function (bsc#1042802)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

This update for poppler fixes the following issues: Security issues fixed :

  - CVE-2017-9775: Fix a stack overflow bug in pdftocairo     that could have been exploited in a denial of service     attack through a specially crafted PDF document.
    (bsc#1045719)

  - CVE-2017-9776: Fix an integer overflow bug that could     have been exploited in a denial of service attack     through a specially crafted PDF document. (bsc#1045721)

  - CVE-2017-9408: Fix a memory leak that occurred when the     parser tried to recover from a broken input file.
    (bsc#1042802)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

- various flaws: CVE-2017-7515 CVE-2017-9775 CVE-2017-9776     CVE-2017-9865

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  - CVE-2017-9406 CVE-2017-9408 various memory leak flaws

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora update system website.
Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3350-1 advisory.

    Aleksandar Nikolic discovered that poppler incorrectly handled JPEG 2000 images. If a user or automated     system were tricked into opening a crafted PDF file, an attacker could cause a denial of service or     possibly execute arbitrary code with privileges of the user invoking the program. (CVE-2017-2820)

    Jiaqi Peng discovered that the poppler pdfunite tool incorrectly parsed certain malformed PDF documents.
    If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a crafted PDF file, an attacker could cause     poppler to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2017-7511)

    It was discovered that the poppler pdfunite tool incorrectly parsed certain malformed PDF documents. If a     user or automated system were tricked into opening a crafted PDF file, an attacker could cause poppler to     hang, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2017-7515)

    It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled JPEG 2000 images. If a user or automated system were     tricked into opening a crafted PDF file, an attacker could cause cause poppler to crash, resulting in a     denial of service. (CVE-2017-9083)

    It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled memory when processing PDF documents. If a user or     automated system were tricked into opening a crafted PDF file, an attacker could cause poppler to consume     resources, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2017-9406, CVE-2017-9408)

    Alberto Garcia, Francisco Oca, and Suleman Ali discovered that the poppler pdftocairo tool incorrectly     parsed certain malformed PDF documents. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a crafted     PDF file, an attacker could cause poppler to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2017-9775)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
199549	RHEL 6 : poppler (Unpatched Vulnerability)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
199510	RHEL 5 : poppler (Unpatched Vulnerability)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
199499	RHEL 7 : poppler (Unpatched Vulnerability)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
196872	RHEL 5 : poppler (Unpatched Vulnerability) (deprecated)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
196847	RHEL 6 : poppler (Unpatched Vulnerability) (deprecated)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
196766	RHEL 7 : poppler (Unpatched Vulnerability) (deprecated)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
146164	EulerOS 2.0 SP5 : poppler (EulerOS-SA-2021-1225)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	medium
135554	EulerOS 2.0 SP3 : poppler (EulerOS-SA-2020-1425)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	medium
131652	EulerOS 2.0 SP2 : poppler (EulerOS-SA-2019-2499)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	medium
106116	GLSA-201801-17 : Poppler: Multiple vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	high
105623	Debian DSA-4079-1 : poppler - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high
102217	openSUSE Security Update : poppler (openSUSE-2017-883)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
102070	SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : poppler (SUSE-SU-2017:1999-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
102069	SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : poppler (SUSE-SU-2017:1998-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
101796	Fedora 25 : poppler (2017-7eaec3353d)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high
101633	Fedora 26 : poppler (2017-5112220e59)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high
101354	Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS : poppler vulnerabilities (USN-3350-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	high

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