An updated gpdf package that fixes two security issues is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base

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====================================================================                   Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Important: gpdf security update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2010:0752-01
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL:      https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0752.html
Issue date:        2010-10-07
CVE Names:         CVE-2010-3702 CVE-2010-3704 
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1. Summary:

An updated gpdf package that fixes two security issues is now available for
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having
important security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base
scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each
vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.

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.

An uninitialized pointer use flaw was discovered in GPdf. An attacker could
create a malicious PDF file that, when opened, would cause GPdf to crash
or, potentially, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2010-3702)

An array index error was found in the way GPdf parsed PostScript Type 1
fonts embedded in PDF documents. An attacker could create a malicious PDF
file that, when opened, would cause GPdf 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.

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

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

595245 - CVE-2010-3702 xpdf: uninitialized Gfx::parser pointer dereference
638960 - CVE-2010-3704 xpdf: array indexing error in FoFiType1::parse()

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:

Source:

i386:
gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.7.i386.rpm
gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.7.i386.rpm

ia64:
gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.7.ia64.rpm
gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.7.ia64.rpm

ppc:
gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.7.ppc.rpm
gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.7.ppc.rpm

s390:
gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.7.s390.rpm
gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.7.s390.rpm

s390x:
gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.7.s390x.rpm
gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.7.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.7.x86_64.rpm
gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.7.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4:

Source:

i386:
gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.7.i386.rpm
gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.7.i386.rpm

x86_64:
gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.7.x86_64.rpm
gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.7.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4:

Source:

i386:
gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.7.i386.rpm
gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.7.i386.rpm

ia64:
gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.7.ia64.rpm
gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.7.ia64.rpm

x86_64:
gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.7.x86_64.rpm
gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.7.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4:

Source:

i386:
gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.7.i386.rpm
gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.7.i386.rpm

ia64:
gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.7.ia64.rpm
gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.7.ia64.rpm

x86_64:
gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.7.x86_64.rpm
gpdf-debuginfo-2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.7.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-2010-3702
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3704
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 2010 Red Hat, Inc.
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