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Gentoo: GLSA-201402-17 Normal: Xpdf Arbitrary Code Execution Risk

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Calendar Grey February 18, 2014
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This notice highlights several security flaws in Xpdf on Gentoo and advises users to remove the package to mitigate potential threats.
Multiple vulnerabilities in Xpdf could result in execution of arbitrary code.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Xpdf. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo arbitrary code execution risk Xpdf normal severity application vulnerability

Resolution

Gentoo has discontinued support for Xpdf. We recommend that usersunmerge Xpdf: # emerge --unmerge "app-text/xpdf"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2009-4035 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-4035 [ 2 ] CVE-2010-3702 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-3702 [ 3 ] CVE-2010-3704 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-3704

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201402-17
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Concerns

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

Severity: Normal
Title: Xpdf: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Date: February 17, 2014
Bugs: #386271
ID: 201402-17

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo arbitrary code execution risk Xpdf normal severity application vulnerability

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities in Xpdf could result in execution of arbitrary code.

Background

Xpdf is an X viewer for PDF files.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-text/xpdf <= 3.02-r4 Vulnerable! ------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: Certain packages are still vulnerable. Users should migrate to another package if one is available or wait for the existing packages to be marked stable by their architecture maintainers.

Impact

===== A context-dependent attacker could execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.