- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201401-21 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: Poppler: Multiple vulnerabilities Date: January 21, 2014 Bugs: #489720, #496770 ID: 201401-21 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Poppler, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service condition. Background ========== Poppler is a cross-platform PDF rendering library originally based on Xpdf. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-text/poppler < 0.24.5 >= 0.24.5 Description =========== Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Poppler. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact ====== A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted PDF in an application linked against Poppler, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All Poppler users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/poppler-0.24.5" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2013-4473 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-4473 [ 2 ] CVE-2013-4474 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-4474 [ 3 ] CVE-2013-7296 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-7296 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201401-21.xml Concerns? ========= Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5