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Scientific Linux: CVE-2007-3387 Critical Poppler Security Update

Calendar Jul 31, 2007 • User Avatar LinuxSecurity Advisories
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security advisory security update code execution integer overflow attack vector poppler Scientific Linux
Important: poppler security update 
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 14:13:20 -0500
Reply-To: Troy Dawson 
Sender: Security Errata for Scientific Linux
 
From: Troy Dawson 
Subject: Security ERRATA for poppler on SL5.x i386/x86_64
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Synopsis:	Important: poppler 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 an application linked with poppler to crash or potentially execute
arbitrary code when opened. (CVE-2007-3387)

SL 5.x

 SRPMS:
	poppler-0.5.4-4.1.el5.src.rpm
 i386:
	poppler-0.5.4-4.1.el5.i386.rpm
	poppler-devel-0.5.4-4.1.el5.i386.rpm
	poppler-utils-0.5.4-4.1.el5.i386.rpm
 x86_64:
	poppler-0.5.4-4.1.el5.i386.rpm
	poppler-0.5.4-4.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
	poppler-devel-0.5.4-4.1.el5.i386.rpm
	poppler-devel-0.5.4-4.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
	poppler-utils-0.5.4-4.1.el5.x86_64.rpm

-Connie Sieh
-Troy Dawson
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