Poppler prior 0.8.0 extractPages memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Poppler. The impacted element is the function extractPages. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2013-4473. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Poppler (Document Reader Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function extractPages. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Stack-based buffer overflow in the extractPages function in utils/pdfseparate.cc in poppler before 0.24.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a source filename.

The weakness was published 11/23/2013 as confirmed git commit (GIT Repository). The advisory is shared at cgit.freedesktop.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-4473 since 06/12/2013. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 70930 (Fedora 18 : poppler-0.20.2-17.fc18 (2013-20410)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks. 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 0.8.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at cgit.freedesktop.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be patching the affected component.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (70930), SecurityFocus (BID 63368†), Secunia (SA56567†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-42373†). Similar entries are available at VDB-66208, VDB-65546 and VDB-83729. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 70930
Nessus Name: Fedora 18 : poppler-0.20.2-17.fc18 (2013-20410)
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OpenVAS ID: 867067
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for poppler FEDORA-2013-20410
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Recommended: Patch
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Upgrade: Poppler 0.8.0
Patch: cgit.freedesktop.org

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06/12/2013 🔍
10/26/2013 +136 days 🔍
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03/24/2015 +483 days 🔍
01/10/2022 +2484 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: USN-2958-1
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-4473 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-4473
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-65545
SecurityFocus: 63368
Secunia: 56567
Vulnerability Center: 42373 - Poppler Before 0.24.2 Remote Code Execution and Denial of Service via a Source Filename, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 01/10/2022 19:05
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (68), 04/05/2019 09:19 (3), 01/10/2022 18:58 (2), 01/10/2022 19:05 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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