Improper Input Validation Affecting poppler package, versions <0.41.0-0ubuntu1.4


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.16% (53rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-POPPLER-426564
  • published17 Sept 2017
  • disclosed17 Sept 2017

Introduced: 17 Sep 2017

CVE-2017-14518  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 poppler to version 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.4 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream poppler package and not the poppler package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

In Poppler 0.59.0, a floating point exception exists in the isImageInterpolationRequired() function in Splash.cc via a crafted PDF document.