Debian: DSA-3563-1: poppler security update

It was discovered that a heap overflow in the Poppler PDF library may result in denial of service and potentially the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed PDF file is opened.

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-3563-1                   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
https://www.debian.org/security/                       Moritz Muehlenhoff
May 01, 2016                          https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : poppler
CVE ID         : CVE-2015-8868

It was discovered that a heap overflow in the Poppler PDF library may
result in denial of service and potentially the execution of arbitrary
code if a malformed PDF file is opened.

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.26.5-2+deb8u1.

For the testing distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed
in version 0.38.0-3.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.38.0-3.

We recommend that you upgrade your poppler packages.

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these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
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