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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.843239
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3350-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'poppler' package(s) announced via the USN-3350-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'poppler' package(s) announced via the USN-3350-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Aleksandar Nikolic discovered that poppler incorrectly handled JPEG 2000
images. 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-2017-2820)

Jiaqi Peng discovered that the poppler pdfunite tool incorrectly parsed
certain malformed PDF documents. If a user or automated system were tricked
into opening a crafted PDF file, an attacker could cause poppler to crash,
resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2017-7511)

It was discovered that the poppler pdfunite tool incorrectly parsed certain
malformed PDF documents. If a user or automated system were tricked into
opening a crafted PDF file, an attacker could cause poppler to hang,
resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2017-7515)

It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled JPEG 2000 images. If a
user or automated system were tricked into opening a crafted PDF file, an
attacker could cause cause poppler to crash, resulting in a denial of
service. (CVE-2017-9083)

It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled memory when processing
PDF documents. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a
crafted PDF file, an attacker could cause poppler to consume resources,
resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2017-9406, CVE-2017-9408)

Alberto Garcia, Francisco Oca, and Suleman Ali discovered that the poppler
pdftocairo tool incorrectly parsed certain malformed PDF documents. If a
user or automated system were tricked into opening a crafted PDF file, an
attacker could cause poppler to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
(CVE-2017-9775)

Affected Software/OS:
'poppler' package(s) on Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 16.10, Ubuntu 17.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.8

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-2820
BugTraq ID: 99497
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99497
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0321
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-7511
GLSA-201801-17
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-17
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/?id=5c9b08a875b07853be6c44e43ff5f7f059df666a
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-7515
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=101208
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-9083
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=101084
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-9406
Debian Security Information: DSA-4079 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4079
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-9408
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-9775
BugTraq ID: 99241
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99241
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:2551
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2551
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