poppler could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially crafted file.
It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain malformed PDF tiling patterns in the Splash backend. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code, obtain sensitive information, or cause a denial of service.
It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain malformed PDF tiling patterns in the Splash backend. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code, obtain sensitive information, or cause a denial of service.
It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain malformed PDF tiling patterns in the Splash backend. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code, obtain sensitive information, or cause a denial of service.
It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain malformed PDF tiling patterns in the Splash backend. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code, obtain sensitive information, or cause a denial of service.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
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