Packages
- poppler -
Details
Felipe Andres Manzano discovered that poppler did not correctly initialize
certain page widgets. If a user were tricked into viewing a malicious
PDF file, a remote attacker could exploit this to crash applications
linked against poppler, leading to a denial of service.
Felipe Andres Manzano discovered that poppler did not correctly initialize
certain page widgets. If a user were tricked into viewing a malicious
PDF file, a remote attacker could exploit this to crash applications
linked against poppler, leading to a denial of service.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.04 hardy | libpoppler2 – 0.6.4-1ubuntu3.1 | ||
| 7.10 gutsy | libpoppler2 – 0.6-0ubuntu2.3 | ||
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