Poppler up to 0.10.3 readSymbolDictSeg denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Poppler. This issue affects the function JBIG2Stream::readSymbolDictSeg. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2009-0756. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Poppler (Document Reader Software). It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function JBIG2Stream::readSymbolDictSeg. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

The JBIG2Stream::readSymbolDictSeg function in Poppler before 0.10.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a PDF file that triggers a parsing error, which is not properly handled by JBIG2SymbolDict::~JBIG2SymbolDict and triggers an invalid memory dereference.

The weakness was released 03/03/2009 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-0756 since 03/03/2009. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 44806 (Debian DSA-1941-1 : poppler - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165632 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update (SUSE-SR:2009:012)).

Upgrading to version 0.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (48689), Exploit-DB (32800), Tenable (44806), SecurityFocus (BID 33749†) and Secunia (SA33853†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-46940, VDB-46932, VDB-46498 and VDB-47986. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 44806
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1941-1 : poppler - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 63485
OpenVAS Name: Mandrake Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:068 (poppler)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Poppler 0.1

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-0756 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0756
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-46941
X-Force: 48689
SecurityFocus: 33749 - Poppler Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 33853 - Poppler Two Denial of Service Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
Vulnerability Center: 21748 - Poppler <0.10.4 JBIG2Stream::readSymbolDictSeg Function Remote Denial of Service via a PDF File, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 12/15/2024 23:16
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (63), 04/05/2019 09:18 (16), 08/04/2021 19:56 (3), 12/15/2024 23:16 (17)
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