Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3433-1
2nd October, 2017
poppler vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 17.04
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary
poppler could be made to crash if opened a specially crafted file.
Software description
- poppler - PDF rendering library
Details
It was discovered that Poppler incorrectly handled certain files.
If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a
crafted PDF file, an attacker could cause a denial service.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 17.04. (CVE-2017-14517)
It was discovered that Poppler incorrectly handled certain files.
If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a crafted PDF file,
an attacker could cause a denial of service. (CVE-2017-14519)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:
- Ubuntu 17.04:
- libpoppler64 0.48.0-2ubuntu2.2
- poppler-utils 0.48.0-2ubuntu2.2
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
- libpoppler58 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.3
- poppler-utils 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.3
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
- poppler-utils 0.24.5-2ubuntu4.6
- libpoppler44 0.24.5-2ubuntu4.6
To update your system, please follow these instructions: http://ift.tt/17VXqjU.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
CVE-2017-14517, CVE-2017-14519
from Ubuntu Security Notices http://ift.tt/2xVYkjy
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