NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting fribidi package, versions <0:1.0.2-1.el7


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    1.54% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-FRIBIDI-2127787
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 5 May 2018

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 fribidi to version 0:1.0.2-1.el7 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream fribidi package and not the fribidi package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

There is a NULL pointer dereference in the AnnotPath::getCoordsLength function in Annot.h in an Ubuntu package for Poppler 0.24.5. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack. Later Ubuntu packages such as for Poppler 0.41.0 are not affected.