Out-of-bounds Read Affecting libpoppler89 package, versions <0.79.0-150200.3.14.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (48th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES155-LIBPOPPLER89-5840301
  • published12 Aug 2023
  • disclosed11 Aug 2023

Introduced: 11 Aug 2023

CVE-2019-16115  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.5 libpoppler89 to version 0.79.0-150200.3.14.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libpoppler89 package and not the libpoppler89 package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.5 relevant fixed versions and status.

In Xpdf 4.01.01, a stack-based buffer under-read could be triggered in IdentityFunction::transform in Function.cc, used by GfxAxialShading::getColor. It can, for example, be triggered by sending a crafted PDF document to the pdftoppm tool. It allows an attacker to use a crafted PDF file to cause Denial of Service or possibly unspecified other impact.

CVSS Scores

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