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Scientific Linux Security Update : poppler on SL7.x x86_64 (20161103)

high Nessus Plugin ID 95855

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Synopsis

The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Security Fix(es) :

 - A heap-buffer overflow was found in the poppler library.
 An attacker could create a malicious PDF file that would cause applications that use poppler (such as Evince) to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code when opened. (CVE-2015-8868)

Additional Changes :

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?a61cbde5

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 95855

File Name: sl_20161103_poppler_on_SL7_x.nasl

Version: 3.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/15/2016

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:poppler, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:poppler-cpp, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:poppler-cpp-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:poppler-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:poppler-demos, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:poppler-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:poppler-glib, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:poppler-glib-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:poppler-qt, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:poppler-qt-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:poppler-utils, x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 11/3/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/6/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-8868