Debian DSA-1606-1 : poppler - programming error

medium Nessus Plugin ID 33467

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

It was discovered that poppler, a PDF rendering library, did not properly handle embedded fonts in PDF files, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted font object.

Solution

Upgrade the poppler package.

For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 0.4.5-5.1etch3.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 33467

File Name: debian_DSA-1606.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 7/10/2008

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:poppler, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/9/2008

Reference Information

BID: 30107

DSA: 1606

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