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Red Hat: RHSA-2008:0240-01 Critical: xpdf Malicious PDF Threat

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Calendar Grey April 17, 2008
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Important xpdf security patch issued for CentOS, addressing a vulnerability that could lead to system instability or unauthorized code execution.
Updated xpdf packages that fix a security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4

Solution

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

This update is available via 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.
Kees Cook discovered a flaw in the way xpdf displayed malformed fonts embedded in PDF files. An attacker could create a malicious PDF file that would cause xpdf to crash, or, potentially, execute arbitrary code when opened. (CVE-2008-1693)
Users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to resolve this issue.

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Topics Covered

security advisory software update code execution important Red Hat Enterprise xpdf malicious PDF

References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1693 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#important

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:
Source:
i386: xpdf-3.00-16.el4.i386.rpm xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-16.el4.i386.rpm
ia64: xpdf-3.00-16.el4.ia64.rpm xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-16.el4.ia64.rpm
ppc: xpdf-3.00-16.el4.ppc.rpm xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-16.el4.ppc.rpm
s390: xpdf-3.00-16.el4.s390.rpm xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-16.el4.s390.rpm
s390x: xpdf-3.00-16.el4.s390x.rpm xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-16.el4.s390x.rpm
x86_64: xpdf-3.00-16.el4.x86_64.rpm xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-16.el4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4:
Source:
i386: xpdf-3.00-16.el4.i386.rpm xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-16.el4.i386.rpm
x86_64: xpdf-3.00-16.el4.x86_64.rpm xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-16.el4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4:
Source:
i386: xpdf-3.00-16.el4.i386.rpm xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-16.el4.i386.rpm
ia64: xpdf-3.00-16.el4.ia64.rpm xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-16.el4.ia64.rpm
x86_64: xpdf-3.00-16.el4.x86_64.rpm xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-16.el4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4:
Source:
i386: xpdf-3.00-16.el4.i386.rpm xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-16.el4.i386.rpm
ia64: xpdf-3.00-16.el4.ia64.rpm xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-16.el4.ia64.rpm
x86_64: xpdf-3.00-16.el4.x86_64.rpm xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-16.el4.x86_64.rpm


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Advisory ID: RHSA-2008:0240-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0240.html
Issue date: 2008-04-17

Topic

Updated xpdf packages that fix a security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.

This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory software update code execution important Red Hat Enterprise xpdf malicious PDF

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

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