Security
Security
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Poppler, the worst of which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
| Package | app-text/poppler on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 0.42.0 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 0.42.0 |
Poppler is a PDF rendering library based on the xpdf-3.0 code base.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Poppler. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted PDF using Poppler, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All Poppler users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/poppler-0.42.0"