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Critical Security Update for gpdf on Scientific Linux: CVE-2007-3387

Calendar Jul 31, 2007 • User Avatar LinuxSecurity Advisories
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security advisory remote code execution integer overflow gpdf crash Scientific Linux
Important: gpdf security update 
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 14:08:04 -0500
Reply-To: Troy Dawson 
Sender: Security Errata for Scientific Linux
 
From: Troy Dawson 
Subject: Security ERRATA for gpdf on SL4.x i386/x86_64
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Synopsis:	Important: gpdf security update
Issue date:	2007-07-30
CVE Names:	CVE-2007-3387

Maurycy Prodeus discovered an integer overflow flaw in the processing
of PDF files. An attacker could create a malicious PDF file that would
cause gpdf to crash or potentially execute arbitrary code when opened.
(CVE-2007-3387)

SL 4.x

 SRPMS:
	gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.src.rpm
 i386:
	gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.i386.rpm
 x86_64:
	gpdf-2.8.2-7.7.x86_64.rpm

-Connie Sieh
-Troy Dawson