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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.891116
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-1116-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'poppler' package(s) announced via the DLA-1116-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'poppler' package(s) announced via the DLA-1116-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that poppler, a PDF rendering library, was affected by several denial-of-service (application crash), null pointer dereferences and memory corruption bugs:

CVE-2017-14517

NULL Pointer Dereference in the XRef::parseEntry() function in XRef.cc

CVE-2017-14519

Memory corruption occurs in a call to Object::streamGetChar that may lead to a denial of service or other unspecified impact.

CVE-2017-14617

Potential buffer overflow in the ImageStream class in Stream.cc, which may lead to a denial of service or other unspecified impact.

For Debian 7 Wheezy, these problems have been fixed in version 0.18.4-6+deb7u3.

We recommend that you upgrade your poppler packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: [link moved to references]

Affected Software/OS:
'poppler' package(s) on Debian 7.

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-2017-14517
BugTraq ID: 105050
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105050
Debian Security Information: DSA-4079 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4079
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-14519
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-14617
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