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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2019.0187
poppler vulnerabilities
23 January 2019
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: poppler
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu
UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2018-20650 CVE-2018-20481
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3865-1
Comment: This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on
platforms other than Ubuntu. It is recommended that administrators
running poppler check for an updated version of the software for
their operating system.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3865-1
January 22, 2019
poppler vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- - Ubuntu 18.10
- - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in poppler.
Software Description:
- - poppler: PDF rendering library
Details:
It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain PDF files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2018-20481, CVE-2018-20650)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 18.10
libpoppler79 - 0.68.0-0ubuntu1.4
poppler-utils - 0.68.0-0ubuntu1.4
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
libpoppler73 - 0.62.0-2ubuntu2.6
poppler-utils - 0.62.0-2ubuntu2.6
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
libpoppler58 - 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.11
poppler-utils - 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.11
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
libpoppler44 - 0.24.5-2ubuntu4.15
poppler-utils - 0.24.5-2ubuntu4.15
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.
References:
 https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3865-1
 CVE-2018-20481, CVE-2018-20650
Package Information:
 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/0.68.0-0ubuntu1.4
 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/0.62.0-2ubuntu2.6
 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/0.41.0-0ubuntu1.11
 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/0.24.5-2ubuntu4.15
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