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SciLinux: 2007-11-12 Important kdegraphics Update for PDF Threats

Calendar Nov 13, 2007 • User Avatar LinuxSecurity Advisories
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Important: kdegraphics security update 
Date:         Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:09:14 -0600
Reply-To:     Troy Dawson 
Sender:       Security Errata for Scientific Linux
              
From:         Troy Dawson 
Subject:      Security ERRATA for kdegraphics on SL5.x, SL4.x i386/x86_64
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Synopsis:	Important: kdegraphics security update
Issue date:	2007-11-12
CVE Names:	CVE-2007-4352 CVE-2007-5392 CVE-2007-5393

Alin Rad Pop discovered several flaws in the handling of PDF files. An
attacker could create a malicious PDF file that would cause kpdf to 
crash, or potentially execute arbitrary code when opened.
(CVE-2007-4352, CVE-2007-5392, CVE-2007-5393

SL 4.x

   SRPMS:
kdegraphics-3.3.1-6.src.rpm
   i386:
kdegraphics-3.3.1-6.i386.rpm
kdegraphics-devel-3.3.1-6.i386.rpm
   x86_64:
kdegraphics-3.3.1-6.x86_64.rpm
kdegraphics-devel-3.3.1-6.x86_64.rpm

SL 5.x

   SRPMS:
kdegraphics-3.5.4-5.el5_1.src.rpm
   i386:
kdegraphics-3.5.4-5.el5.i386.rpm
kdegraphics-devel-3.5.4-5.el5.i386.rpm
   x86_64:
kdegraphics-3.5.4-5.el5.x86_64.rpm
kdegraphics-devel-3.5.4-5.el5.i386.rpm
kdegraphics-devel-3.5.4-5.el5.x86_64.rpm

-Connie Sieh
-Troy Dawson