SUSE SLES12 Security Update : poppler (SUSE-SU-2023:2906-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 178695

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Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 / SLES_SAP12 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2023:2906-1 advisory.

- CVE-2022-27337: Fixed a logic error in the Hints::Hints function which can cause denial of service (bsc#1199272).
- CVE-2018-21009: Fixed integer overflow in Parser:makeStream in Parser.cc (bsc#1149635).
- CVE-2018-20481: Fixed memory leak in GfxColorSpace:setDisplayProfile in GfxState.cc (bsc#1114966).
- CVE-2019-7310: Fixed a heap-based buffer over-read allows remote attackers to cause DOS via a special crafted PDF (bsc#1124150).
- CVE-2018-13988: Fixed buffer overflow in pdfunite (bsc#1102531).
- CVE-2018-16646: Fixed infinite recursion in poppler/Parser.cc:Parser::getObj() function (bsc#1107597).
- CVE-2018-19058: Fixed reachable abort in Object.h leading to denial of service (bsc#1115187).
- CVE-2018-19059: Fixed out-of-bounds read in EmbFile:save2 in FileSpec.cc leading to denial of service (bsc#1115186).
- CVE-2018-19060: Fixed NULL pointer dereference in goo/GooString.h leading to denial of service (bsc#1115185).
- CVE-2018-19149: Fixed NULL pointer dereference in _poppler_attachment_new when called from poppler_annot_file_attachment_get_attachment (bsc#1115626).
- CVE-2017-18267: Fixed denial of service (infinite recursion) via a crafted PDF file (bsc#1092945).
- CVE-2018-20650: Fixed issue where a reachable Object in dictLookup assertion allows attackers to cause DOS (bsc#1120939).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected libpoppler44 package.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 178695

File Name: suse_SU-2023-2906-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 7/21/2023

Updated: 6/25/2026

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.9

Percentile: 97.35

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-7310

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-21009

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:12, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libpoppler44

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/20/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/10/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-18267, CVE-2018-13988, CVE-2018-16646, CVE-2018-18897, CVE-2018-19058, CVE-2018-19059, CVE-2018-19060, CVE-2018-19149, CVE-2018-20481, CVE-2018-20650, CVE-2018-21009, CVE-2019-7310, CVE-2022-27337

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2023:2906-1

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