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GLSA-200807-04 : Poppler: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

high Nessus Plugin ID 33461

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-200807-04 (Poppler: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code)

 Felipe Andres Manzano reported a memory management issue in the Page class constructor/destructor.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted PDF file with a Poppler-based PDF viewer such as Gentoo's Xpdf, Epdfview, or Evince, potentially resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application.
 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-0.6.3-r1'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200807-04

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 33461

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200807-04.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Published: 7/10/2008

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

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: 7/8/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-2950

CWE: 94

GLSA: 200807-04