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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201804-03
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Poppler: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: April 08, 2018
Bugs: #644388, #645868
ID: 201804-03
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Poppler, the worst of which
could allow a Denial of Service.
Background
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Poppler is a PDF rendering library based on the xpdf-3.0 code base.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-text/poppler < 0.61.1 >= 0.61.1
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Poppler. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
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A remote attacker, by enticing a user to open a specially crafted PDF,
could cause a Denial of Service condition or have other unspecified
impacts.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All Poppler users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/poppler-0.61.1"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2017-1000456
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000456
[ 2 ] CVE-2017-14975
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14975
[ 3 ] CVE-2017-14976
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14976
[ 4 ] CVE-2017-14977
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14977
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-03
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2018 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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