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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Poppler up to 0.39 (Document Reader Software). This issue affects the function ExponentialFunction::ExponentialFunction
. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Heap-based buffer overflow in the ExponentialFunction::ExponentialFunction function in Poppler before 0.40.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via an invalid blend mode in the ExtGState dictionary in a crafted PDF document.
The weakness was shared 05/06/2016 (Website). The advisory is shared at poppler.freedesktop.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-8868 since 04/23/2016. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 90858 (Ubuntu 12.04 LTS / 14.04 LTS / 15.10 : poppler vulnerabilities (USN-2958-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 196456 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Poppler Vulnerabilities (USN-2958-1)).
Upgrading to version 0.40.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (90858).
Product
Type
Name
Version
- 0.1
- 0.2
- 0.3
- 0.4
- 0.5
- 0.6
- 0.7
- 0.8
- 0.9
- 0.10
- 0.11
- 0.12
- 0.13
- 0.14
- 0.15
- 0.16
- 0.17
- 0.18
- 0.19
- 0.20
- 0.21
- 0.22
- 0.23
- 0.24
- 0.25
- 0.26
- 0.27
- 0.28
- 0.29
- 0.30
- 0.31
- 0.32
- 0.33
- 0.34
- 0.35
- 0.36
- 0.37
- 0.38
- 0.39
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6
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VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Nessus ID: 90858
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS / 14.04 LTS / 15.10 : poppler vulnerabilities (USN-2958-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 100945
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for mingw-poppler FEDORA-2016-3
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Poppler 0.40.0
Patch: cgit.freedesktop.org
Timeline
04/11/2016 🔍04/23/2016 🔍
05/02/2016 🔍
05/03/2016 🔍
05/06/2016 🔍
05/06/2016 🔍
05/07/2016 🔍
07/29/2022 🔍
Sources
Advisory: USN-2958-1Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2015-8868 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 89324 - Poppler CVE-2015-8868 Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Entry
Created: 05/07/2016 09:25Updated: 07/29/2022 15:30
Changes: 05/07/2016 09:25 (65), 04/05/2019 09:19 (13), 07/29/2022 15:25 (4), 07/29/2022 15:30 (1)
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