Package        : poppler
Version        : 0.26.5-2+deb8u7
CVE ID         : CVE-2018-16646
Debian Bug     : 


A second regression issue has been resolved in the poppler PDF rendering
shared library this time introduced with version 0.26.5-2+deb8u6 (see
DLA 1562-2).


CVE-2018-16646

    In Poppler 0.68.0, the Parser::getObj() function in Parser.cc may
    cause infinite recursion via a crafted file. A remote attacker can
    leverage this for a DoS attack.

    The poppler upstream developers added two more regression fixes on top
    of the original fix (upstream merge request #91). These two patches
    have now been added to the poppler package in Debian jessie LTS.


For Debian 8 "Jessie", this problem has been fixed in version
0.26.5-2+deb8u7.

We recommend that you upgrade your poppler packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

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Debian LTS: DLA-1562-3: poppler regression update

December 14, 2018
A second regression issue has been resolved in the poppler PDF rendering shared library this time introduced with version 0.26.5-2+deb8u6 (see DLA 1562-2)

Summary



A second regression issue has been resolved in the poppler PDF rendering
shared library this time introduced with version 0.26.5-2+deb8u6 (see
DLA 1562-2).


CVE-2018-16646

In Poppler 0.68.0, the Parser::getObj() function in Parser.cc may
cause infinite recursion via a crafted file. A remote attacker can
leverage this for a DoS attack.

The poppler upstream developers added two more regression fixes on top
of the original fix (upstream merge request #91). These two patches
have now been added to the poppler package in Debian jessie LTS.


For Debian 8 "Jessie", this problem has been fixed in version
0.26.5-2+deb8u7.

We recommend that you upgrade your poppler packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

--

mike gabriel aka sunweaver (Debian Developer)
fon: +49 (1520) 1976 148

GnuPG Fingerprint: 9BFB AEE8 6C0A A5FF BF22 0782 9AF4 6B30 2577 1B31
mail: sunweaver@debian.org, https://sunweavers.net/



Severity 
Package        : poppler
Version : 0.26.5-2+deb8u7
CVE ID : CVE-2018-16646
Debian Bug :

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