GLSA 201310-03: Poppler: Multiple vulnerabilities
| Severity: | normal |
| Title: | Poppler: Multiple vulnerabilities |
| Date: | 10/06/2013 |
| Bugs: | , , , , , , , |
| ID: | 201310-03 |
Synopsis
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Poppler, some of which may allow execution of arbitrary code.Background
Poppler is a cross-platform PDF rendering library originally based on Xpdf.
Affected packages
| Package | Vulnerable | Unaffected | Architecture(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| app-text/poppler | < 0.22.2-r1 | >= 0.22.2-r1 | All supported architectures |
Description
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 file, 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.
Resolution
All Poppler users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/poppler-0.22.2-r1"
References
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
Concerns?
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License
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