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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.842727
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-2958-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'poppler' package(s) announced via the USN-2958-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'poppler' package(s) announced via the USN-2958-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that the poppler pdfseparate tool incorrectly handled
certain filenames. A local attacker could use this issue to cause the tool
to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. (CVE-2013-4473,
CVE-2013-4474)

It was discovered that poppler incorrectly parsed certain malformed PDF
documents. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a
crafted PDF file, an attacker could cause a denial of service or possibly
execute arbitrary code with privileges of the user invoking the program.
(CVE-2015-8868)

Affected Software/OS:
'poppler' package(s) on Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 15.10.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
9.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2013-4473
BugTraq ID: 63368
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63368
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201401-21.xml
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/29/1
http://secunia.com/advisories/56567
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2958-1
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2013-4474
BugTraq ID: 63374
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63374
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-8868
BugTraq ID: 89324
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89324
Debian Security Information: DSA-3563 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3563
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183107.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183142.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-15
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/12/1
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:2580
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2580.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:1322 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00068.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:1630 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00077.html
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