Date:         Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:27:47 -0600
Reply-To:     Troy Dawson 
Sender:       Security Errata for Scientific Linux
              
From:         Troy Dawson 
Subject:      Security ERRATA Important: xpdf on SL4.x i386/x86_64
Comments: To: "scientific-linux-errata@fnal.gov"
          

Synopsis:	Important: xpdf security update
Issue date:	2009-12-16
CVE Names:	CVE-2009-4035

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)

SL 4.x

     SRPMS:
xpdf-3.00-23.el4_8.1.src.rpm
     i386:
xpdf-3.00-23.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
     x86_64:
xpdf-3.00-23.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm

-Connie Sieh
-Troy Dawson

SciLinux: CVE-2009-4035 Important: xpdf SL4.x i386/x86_64

Important: xpdf security update

Summary

Date:         Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:27:47 -0600Reply-To:     Troy Dawson Sender:       Security Errata for Scientific Linux              From:         Troy Dawson Subject:      Security ERRATA Important: xpdf on SL4.x i386/x86_64Comments: To: "scientific-linux-errata@fnal.gov"          Synopsis:	Important: xpdf security updateIssue date:	2009-12-16CVE Names:	CVE-2009-4035Petr 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)SL 4.x     SRPMS:xpdf-3.00-23.el4_8.1.src.rpm     i386:xpdf-3.00-23.el4_8.1.i386.rpm     x86_64:xpdf-3.00-23.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm-Connie Sieh-Troy Dawson



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