USN-3905-1: poppler vulnerability
poppler vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 18.10
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary
poppler could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted
file.
Software Description
- poppler – PDF rendering library
Details
It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain PDF files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
- Ubuntu 18.10
- libpoppler79 – 0.68.0-0ubuntu1.6
- poppler-utils – 0.68.0-0ubuntu1.6
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- libpoppler73 – 0.62.0-2ubuntu2.8
- poppler-utils – 0.62.0-2ubuntu2.8
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- libpoppler58 – 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.13
- poppler-utils – 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.13
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- libpoppler44 – 0.24.5-2ubuntu4.17
- poppler-utils – 0.24.5-2ubuntu4.17
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Source: USN-3905-1: poppler vulnerability
