[ GLSA 201801-17 ] Poppler

[GLSA]

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: Poppler: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201801-17)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: 2018-01-17
Bug(s): #619558, #620198, #622430, #624708, #627390
ID: 201801-17

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Poppler, the worst of
which could allow the execution of arbitrary code.


Background

Poppler is a PDF rendering library based on the xpdf-3.0 code base.

Affected Packages

Package: app-text/poppler
Vulnerable: < 0.57.0-r1
Unaffected: >= 0.57.0-r1
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Poppler. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.


Impact

A remote attacker, by enticing a user to open a specially crafted PDF,
could execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service condition.


Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Poppler users should upgrade to the latest version: