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Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 1939-1] poppler security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the 'poppler' package(s) announced via the DSA-1939-1 advisory.
Insight
Insight
Several issues in poppler, a PDF rendering library, have been fixed. CVE-2018-20650 A missing check for the dict data type could lead to a denial of service. CVE-2018-21009 An integer overflow might happen in Parser::makeStream. CVE-2019-12493 A stack-based buffer over-read by a crafted PDF file might happen in PostScriptFunction::transform because some functions mishandle tint transformation.
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', these problems have been fixed in version 0.26.5-2+deb8u11. We recommend that you upgrade your poppler packages.