Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting poppler-utils package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    1.91% (89th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS6-POPPLERUTILS-1995732
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 28 Aug 2018

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:6 poppler-utils.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream poppler-utils package and not the poppler-utils package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

In Poppler 0.68.0, the Parser::getObj() function in Parser.cc may cause infinite recursion via a crafted file. A remote attacker can leverage this for a DoS attack.