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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4: RHSA-2009-1681 Important: gpdf Buffer Overflow

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An updated gpdf package that fixes a security issue is 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.
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====================================================================                   Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Important: gpdf security update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2009:1681-01
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL:      https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1681.html
Issue date:        2009-12-16
CVE Names:         CVE-2009-4035 
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1. Summary:

An updated gpdf package that fixes a security issue is 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.

2. 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

3. Description:

GPdf is a viewer for Portable Document Format (PDF) files.

Petr Gajdos and Christian Kornacker of SUSE reported a buffer overflow flaw
in GPdf's Type 1 font parser. A specially-crafted PDF file with an embedded
Type 1 font could cause GPdf to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code
when opened. (CVE-2009-4035)

Users are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains a
backported patch to correct this issue.

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

5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

541614 - CVE-2009-4035 xpdf: buffer overflow in FoFiType1::parse

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:

Source:

i386:
gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.i386.rpm
gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.i386.rpm

ia64:
gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.ia64.rpm
gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.ia64.rpm

ppc:
gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.ppc.rpm
gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.ppc.rpm

s390:
gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.s390.rpm
gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.s390.rpm

s390x:
gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.s390x.rpm
gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.x86_64.rpm
gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4:

Source:

i386:
gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.i386.rpm
gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.i386.rpm

x86_64:
gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.x86_64.rpm
gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4:

Source:

i386:
gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.i386.rpm
gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.i386.rpm

ia64:
gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.ia64.rpm
gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.ia64.rpm

x86_64:
gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.x86_64.rpm
gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4:

Source:

i386:
gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.i386.rpm
gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.i386.rpm

ia64:
gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.ia64.rpm
gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.ia64.rpm

x86_64:
gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.x86_64.rpm
gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.x86_64.rpm

These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security.  Our key and 
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key#package

7. References:

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-4035
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#important

8. Contact:

The Red Hat security contact is .  More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

Copyright 2009 Red Hat, Inc.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4: RHSA-2009-1681 Important: gpdf Buffer Overflow

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Calendar Grey December 16, 2009
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A significant patch for the gpdf tool tackles a severe memory corruption flaw on CentOS operating system.
An updated gpdf package that fixes a security issue is 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

GPdf is a viewer for Portable Document Format (PDF) files.
Petr Gajdos and Christian Kornacker of SUSE reported a buffer overflow flaw in GPdf's Type 1 font parser. A specially-crafted PDF file with an embedded Type 1 font could cause GPdf to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code when opened. (CVE-2009-4035)
Users are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains a backported patch to correct this issue.

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-4035 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#important

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:
Source:
i386: gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.i386.rpm gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.i386.rpm
ia64: gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.ia64.rpm gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.ia64.rpm
ppc: gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.ppc.rpm gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.ppc.rpm
s390: gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.s390.rpm gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.s390.rpm
s390x: gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.s390x.rpm gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.s390x.rpm
x86_64: gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.x86_64.rpm gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4:
Source:
i386: gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.i386.rpm gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.i386.rpm
x86_64: gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.x86_64.rpm gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4:
Source:
i386: gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.i386.rpm gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.i386.rpm
ia64: gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.ia64.rpm gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.ia64.rpm
x86_64: gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.x86_64.rpm gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4:
Source:
i386: gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.i386.rpm gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.i386.rpm
ia64: gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.6.ia64.rpm

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2009:1681-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Issue date: 2009-12-16

Topic

An updated gpdf package that fixes a security issue is now available forRed Hat Enterprise Linux 4.This update has been rated as having important security impact by the RedHat Security Response Team.

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

541614 - CVE-2009-4035 xpdf: buffer overflow in FoFiType1::parse

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