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GLSA-201401-21 : Poppler: Multiple vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 72076

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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-201401-21 (Poppler: Multiple vulnerabilities)

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

 A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted PDF in an application linked against Poppler, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or 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-0.24.5'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201401-21

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 72076

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201401-21.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Published: 1/22/2014

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/21/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-4473, CVE-2013-4474, CVE-2013-7296

BID: 63368, 63374, 64636

GLSA: 201401-21