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Red Hat: RHSA-2009:1680-01 Important: Xpdf Buffer Overflow

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Calendar Grey December 16, 2009
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Important xpdf upgrade released for Red Hat Enterprise Linux addressing buffer overflow vulnerabilities with immediate patches ready for implementation.
An updated xpdf 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 ...

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.
Petr Gajdos and Christian Kornacker of SUSE reported a buffer overflow flaw in Xpdf's Type 1 font parser. A specially-crafted PDF file with an embedded Type 1 font could cause Xpdf 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.

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Topics Covered

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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: xpdf-3.00-23.el4_8.1.i386.rpm xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-23.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
ia64: xpdf-3.00-23.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-23.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
ppc: xpdf-3.00-23.el4_8.1.ppc.rpm xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-23.el4_8.1.ppc.rpm
s390: xpdf-3.00-23.el4_8.1.s390.rpm xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-23.el4_8.1.s390.rpm
s390x: xpdf-3.00-23.el4_8.1.s390x.rpm xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-23.el4_8.1.s390x.rpm
x86_64: xpdf-3.00-23.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-23.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4:
Source:
i386: xpdf-3.00-23.el4_8.1.i386.rpm xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-23.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
x86_64: xpdf-3.00-23.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-23.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4:
Source:
i386: xpdf-3.00-23.el4_8.1.i386.rpm xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-23.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
ia64: xpdf-3.00-23.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-23.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
x86_64: xpdf-3.00-23.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-23.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4:
Source:
i386: xpdf-3.00-23.el4_8.1.i386.rpm xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-23.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
ia64: xpdf-3.00-23.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-23.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
x86_64: xpdf-3.00-23.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-23.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm


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Advisory ID: RHSA-2009:1680-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1680.html
Issue date: 2009-12-16

Topic

An updated xpdf 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.

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Topics Covered

security advisory buffer overflow red hat xpdf important update

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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