Poppler up to 0.39 ExponentialFunction memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Poppler up to 0.39. This affects the function ExponentialFunction::ExponentialFunction. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-8868. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

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 databases at Tenable (90858) and SecurityFocus (BID 89324†). The entries VDB-65546 and VDB-65545 are related to this item. 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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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Poppler 0.40.0
Patch: cgit.freedesktop.org

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04/11/2016 🔍
04/23/2016 +12 days 🔍
05/02/2016 +9 days 🔍
05/03/2016 +1 days 🔍
05/06/2016 +3 days 🔍
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05/07/2016 +1 days 🔍
07/29/2022 +2274 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: USN-2958-1
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2015-8868 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-8868
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-83729

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SecurityFocus: 89324 - Poppler CVE-2015-8868 Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/07/2016 09:25
Updated: 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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Cache ID: 216::103

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