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Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 1752-1] poppler security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
Debian Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
7.5
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
5 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the 'poppler' package(s) announced via the DSA-1752-1 advisory.
Insight
Insight
A security issue was discovered in the poppler PDF rendering shared library. The Poppler shared library had a heap-based buffer over-read in the CairoRescaleBox.cc downsample_row_box_filter function.
Affected Software
Affected Software
'poppler' package(s) on Debian Linux.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
For Debian 8 'Jessie', this problem has been fixed in version 0.26.5-2+deb8u9. We recommend that you upgrade your poppler packages.