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SuSE 10 Security Update : poppler (ZYPP Patch Number 6743)

high Nessus Plugin ID 49916

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Synopsis

The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.

Description

This update of poppler fixes two security issues :

 - Integer overflow in the ObjectStream::ObjectStream function in XRef.cc in Xpdf 3.x before 3.02pl4 and Poppler before 0.12.1, as used in GPdf, kdegraphics KPDF, CUPS pdftops, and teTeX, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
 (CVE-2009-3608)

 - A indexing error in FoFiType1::parse() was fixed that could be used by attackers to corrupt memory and potentially execute code. (CVE-2009-4035)

Solution

Apply ZYPP patch number 6743.

See Also

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3608.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-4035.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 49916

File Name: suse_poppler-6743.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/11/2010

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 12/22/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-3608, CVE-2009-4035

CWE: 189, 94