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CVE-2013-7296: Buffer Overflow

First published: Fri Jan 03 2014(Updated: )

Poppler was recently reported to be vulnerable to a flaw, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) in an application using the library. The vulnerability is caused due to a format string error when handling extraneous bytes within a segment in the "JBIG2Stream::readSegments()" method in JBIG2Stream.cc, which can be exploited to cause a crash. The issue is said to be fixed in Poppler 0.24.5. References: <a href="https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=496770">https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=496770</a> <a href="https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=328511">https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=328511</a> (okular) Commit: <a href="http://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/?id=58e04a08afee39370283c494ee2e4e392fd3b684">http://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/?id=58e04a08afee39370283c494ee2e4e392fd3b684</a>

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
redhat/poppler<0.24.5
0.24.5
Poppler Utilities<=0.24.3
Poppler Utilities=0.1
Poppler Utilities=0.1.1
Poppler Utilities=0.1.2
Poppler Utilities=0.2.0
Poppler Utilities=0.10.0
Poppler Utilities=0.10.1
Poppler Utilities=0.10.2
Poppler Utilities=0.10.3
Poppler Utilities=0.10.4
Poppler Utilities=0.10.5
Poppler Utilities=0.10.6
Poppler Utilities=0.10.7
Poppler Utilities=0.11.0
Poppler Utilities=0.11.1
Poppler Utilities=0.11.2
Poppler Utilities=0.11.3
Poppler Utilities=0.12.0
Poppler Utilities=0.12.1
Poppler Utilities=0.12.2
Poppler Utilities=0.12.3
Poppler Utilities=0.12.4
Poppler Utilities=0.13.0
Poppler Utilities=0.13.1
Poppler Utilities=0.13.2
Poppler Utilities=0.13.3
Poppler Utilities=0.13.4
Poppler Utilities=0.14.0
Poppler Utilities=0.14.1
Poppler Utilities=0.14.2
Poppler Utilities=0.14.3
Poppler Utilities=0.14.4
Poppler Utilities=0.14.5
Poppler Utilities=0.15.0
Poppler Utilities=0.15.1
Poppler Utilities=0.15.2
Poppler Utilities=0.15.3
Poppler Utilities=0.16.0
Poppler Utilities=0.16.1
Poppler Utilities=0.16.2
Poppler Utilities=0.16.3
Poppler Utilities=0.16.4
Poppler Utilities=0.16.5
Poppler Utilities=0.16.6
Poppler Utilities=0.16.7
Poppler Utilities=0.17.0
Poppler Utilities=0.17.1
Poppler Utilities=0.17.2
Poppler Utilities=0.17.3
Poppler Utilities=0.17.4
Poppler Utilities=0.18.0
Poppler Utilities=0.18.1
Poppler Utilities=0.18.2
Poppler Utilities=0.18.3
Poppler Utilities=0.18.4
Poppler Utilities=0.19.0
Poppler Utilities=0.19.1
Poppler Utilities=0.19.2
Poppler Utilities=0.19.3
Poppler Utilities=0.19.4
Poppler Utilities=0.20.0
Poppler Utilities=0.20.1
Poppler Utilities=0.20.2
Poppler Utilities=0.20.3
Poppler Utilities=0.20.4
Poppler Utilities=0.20.5
Poppler Utilities=0.21.0
Poppler Utilities=0.21.1
Poppler Utilities=0.21.2
Poppler Utilities=0.21.3
Poppler Utilities=0.21.4
Poppler Utilities=0.22.0
Poppler Utilities=0.22.1
Poppler Utilities=0.22.2
Poppler Utilities=0.22.3
Poppler Utilities=0.22.4
Poppler Utilities=0.23.0
Poppler Utilities=0.23.1
Poppler Utilities=0.23.2
Poppler Utilities=0.23.3
Poppler Utilities=0.23.4
Poppler Utilities=0.24.0
Poppler Utilities=0.24.1
Poppler Utilities=0.24.2

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2013-7296?

    CVE-2013-7296 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability leading to application crashes.

  • How do I fix CVE-2013-7296?

    To fix CVE-2013-7296, upgrade Poppler to version 0.24.5 or later.

  • What software is affected by CVE-2013-7296?

    CVE-2013-7296 affects Poppler versions prior to 0.24.5.

  • What type of attack does CVE-2013-7296 involve?

    CVE-2013-7296 involves a context-dependent attack exploiting malformed PDF files.

  • Can CVE-2013-7296 be exploited remotely?

    Yes, CVE-2013-7296 can be exploited remotely through maliciously crafted PDF files.

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