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poppler vulnerabilities

Published Jan 8, 2018 · Updated Apr 22, 2026

Summary

It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain files.
If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a crafted PDF
file, an attacker could execute arbitrary. (CVE-2017-1000456)

It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain files.
If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a crafted PDF
file, an attacker could cause a denial of service. This issue only
affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.10. (CVE-2017-14976)

Fixed packages 2

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 14.04 LTS 14.04:LTS poppler 0.24.5-2ubuntu4.9
Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS poppler 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.6

Vulnerabilities 2

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-14976
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-1000456