poppler Page class constructor/destructor code execution

poppler-page-destructor-code-execution (43619) The risk level is classified as HighHigh Risk

Description:

poppler could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by the deletion of an uninitialized pageWidgets object in the Page class constructor/destructor. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted PDF file, a remote attacker could invoke a call to an address during the deletion of the object and execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable system.

Platforms Affected:

  • Canonical, Ubuntu 7.10
  • Canonical, Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
  • Gentoo, Linux
  • MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2008.0
  • MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2008.0 X86_64
  • MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2008.1 X86_64
  • MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2008.1
  • Poppler, Poppler 0.8.4 and prior

Remedy:

Upgrade to the latest version of poppler (0.8.5 or later), available from the poppler Web site. See References.

Consequences:

Gain Access

References:

Reported:

Jul 07, 2008

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