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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4: RHSA-2010:0751-01 Critical xpdf Buffer Overflow

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Calendar Grey October 7, 2010
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Essential security patch for xpdf in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 resolves several vulnerabilities. Upgrade advised for protection.
An updated xpdf package that fixes two security issues is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at

Summary

Xpdf is an X Window System based viewer for Portable Document Format (PDF) files.
An uninitialized pointer use flaw was discovered in Xpdf. An attacker could create a malicious PDF file that, when opened, would cause Xpdf to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2010-3702)
An array index error was found in the way Xpdf parsed PostScript Type 1 fonts embedded in PDF documents. An attacker could create a malicious PDF file that, when opened, would cause Xpdf to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2010-3704)
Users are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains backported patches to correct these issues.

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Topics Covered

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References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3702 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3704 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#important

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:
Source:
i386: xpdf-3.00-24.el4_8.1.i386.rpm xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-24.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
ia64: xpdf-3.00-24.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-24.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
ppc: xpdf-3.00-24.el4_8.1.ppc.rpm xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-24.el4_8.1.ppc.rpm
s390: xpdf-3.00-24.el4_8.1.s390.rpm xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-24.el4_8.1.s390.rpm
s390x: xpdf-3.00-24.el4_8.1.s390x.rpm xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-24.el4_8.1.s390x.rpm
x86_64: xpdf-3.00-24.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-24.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4:
Source:
i386: xpdf-3.00-24.el4_8.1.i386.rpm xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-24.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
x86_64: xpdf-3.00-24.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-24.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4:
Source:
i386: xpdf-3.00-24.el4_8.1.i386.rpm xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-24.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
ia64: xpdf-3.00-24.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-24.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
x86_64: xpdf-3.00-24.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-24.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4:
Source:
i386: xpdf-3.00-24.el4_8.1.i386.rpm xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-24.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
ia64: xpdf-3.00-24.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-24.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
x86_64: xpdf-3.00-24.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-24.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm


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Advisory ID: RHSA-2010:0751-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0751.html
Issue date: 2010-10-07

Topic

An updated xpdf package that fixes two security issues is now available forRed Hat Enterprise Linux 4.The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as havingimportant security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) basescores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for eachvulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Red Hat buffer overflow important update PDF viewer

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

595245 - CVE-2010-3702 xpdf: uninitialized Gfx::parser pointer dereference

638960 - CVE-2010-3704 xpdf: array indexing error in FoFiType1::parse()

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