Poppler CairoFont::create code execution
| poppler-cairofont-code-execution (41884) |  High Risk |
Description:
poppler, as used in multiple applications, including Xpdf and kdegraphics, could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by the improper handling of embedded fonts within PDF files by the CairoFont::create function. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted PDF file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system or cause a denial of service.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 6.8 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 5 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Apply the appropriate update for your system. See References.
References:
- ASA-2008-201: gpdf security update (RHSA-2008-0262)
- BID-28830: Poppler and Xpdf PDF Rendering Library Embedded Font Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-1693: The CairoFont::create function in CairoFontEngine.cc in Poppler, possibly before 0.8.0, as used in Xpdf, Evince, ePDFview, KWord, and other applications, does not properly handle embedded fonts in PDF files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted font object, related to dereferencing a function pointer associated with the type of this font object.
- DSA-1548: xpdf -- multiple vulnerabilities
- DSA-1606: poppler -- programming error
- GLSA-200804-18: Poppler: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
- MDVSA-2008:089: Updated poppler packages fix vulnerability
- MDVSA-2008:173: kdegraphics
- MDVSA-2008:197: koffice
- MDVSA-2008:197-1: koffice
- RHSA-2008-0238: Important: kdegraphics security update
- RHSA-2008-0239: Important: poppler security update
- RHSA-2008-0240: Important: xpdf security update
- RHSA-2008-0262: Important: gpdf security update
- SA29816: Xpdf Embedded Fonts Processing Vulnerability
- SA29836: Poppler Embedded Fonts Processing Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1019893: Xpdf Bug in Processing Embedded Fonts Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- SUSE-SR:2008:011: SUSE Security Summary Report
- SUSE-SR:2008:013: SUSE Security Summary Report
- USN-603-1: poppler vulnerability
- USN-603-2: KOffice vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-1265: Xpdf Embedded Fonts Handling Code Execution Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-1266: Poppler Embedded Fonts Handling Code Execution Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Canonical Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
- Canonical Ubuntu 6.10
- Canonical Ubuntu 7.04
- Canonical Ubuntu 7.10
- Debian Debian Linux 4.0
- Gentoo Linux
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.0
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.1
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.1 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0
- Poppler Poppler 0.1
- Poppler Poppler 0.1.1
- Poppler Poppler 0.1.2
- Poppler Poppler 0.2.0
- Poppler Poppler 0.3.0
- Poppler Poppler 0.3.1
- Poppler Poppler 0.3.2
- Poppler Poppler 0.3.3
- Poppler Poppler 0.4.0
- Poppler Poppler 0.4.1
- Poppler Poppler 0.4.2
- Poppler Poppler 0.4.3
- Poppler Poppler 0.4.4
- Poppler Poppler 0.5.0
- Poppler Poppler 0.5.1
- Poppler Poppler 0.5.2
- Poppler Poppler 0.5.3
- Poppler Poppler 0.5.4
- Poppler Poppler 0.5.9
- Poppler Poppler 0.5.91
- Poppler Poppler 0.6.0
- Poppler Poppler 0.6.1
- Poppler Poppler 0.6.2
- Poppler Poppler 0.6.3
- Poppler Poppler 0.6.4
- Poppler Poppler 0.7.0
- Poppler Poppler 0.7.1
- Poppler Poppler 0.7.2
- Poppler Poppler 0.7.3
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 WS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 Client
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 Client Workstation
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 Server
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 5
Reported:
Apr 17, 2008
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