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GLSA-201801-17 : Poppler: Multiple vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 106116

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

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.

Solution

All Poppler users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-text/poppler-0.57.0-r1'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-17

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 106116

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201801-17.nasl

Version: 3.3

Type: local

Published: 1/18/2018

Updated: 6/7/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:poppler, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 1/17/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-2820, CVE-2017-7511, CVE-2017-9083, CVE-2017-9406, CVE-2017-9408, CVE-2017-9865

GLSA: 201801-17