Advisory Published

USN-3837-1: poppler vulnerabilities

First published: Tue Dec 04 2018(Updated: )

It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain PDF files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2018-16646, CVE-2018-19058, CVE-2018-19059, CVE-2018-19060) It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain PDF files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-19149)

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
All of
ubuntu/libpoppler79<0.68.0-0ubuntu1.2
0.68.0-0ubuntu1.2
=18.10
All of
ubuntu/poppler-utils<0.68.0-0ubuntu1.2
0.68.0-0ubuntu1.2
=18.10
All of
ubuntu/libpoppler73<0.62.0-2ubuntu2.4
0.62.0-2ubuntu2.4
=18.04
All of
ubuntu/poppler-utils<0.62.0-2ubuntu2.4
0.62.0-2ubuntu2.4
=18.04
All of
ubuntu/libpoppler58<0.41.0-0ubuntu1.9
0.41.0-0ubuntu1.9
=16.04
All of
ubuntu/poppler-utils<0.41.0-0ubuntu1.9
0.41.0-0ubuntu1.9
=16.04
All of
ubuntu/libpoppler44<0.24.5-2ubuntu4.13
0.24.5-2ubuntu4.13
=14.04
All of
ubuntu/poppler-utils<0.24.5-2ubuntu4.13
0.24.5-2ubuntu4.13
=14.04

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the vulnerability ID for this security issue with poppler?

    The vulnerability ID for this security issue with poppler is CVE-2018-16646, CVE-2018-19058, CVE-2018-19059, and CVE-2018-19060.

  • What is the affected software for this vulnerability?

    The affected software for this vulnerability includes libpoppler79, poppler-utils, libpoppler73, and libpoppler58.

  • What is the minimum recommended version to fix this vulnerability?

    The minimum recommended version to fix this vulnerability is 0.68.0-0ubuntu1.2 for libpoppler79 and poppler-utils packages.

  • Where can I find more information about this vulnerability?

    You can find more information about this vulnerability at the following references: [CVE-2018-16646](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-16646), [CVE-2018-19058](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-19058), and [CVE-2018-19059](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-19059).

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