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Scientific Linux: xpdf Security Fix - Addressing CVE-2010-3702 Code Risk

Calendar Oct 07, 2010 • User Avatar LinuxSecurity Advisories
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Important: xpdf security update 
Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2010 15:36:03 -0500
Reply-To: Troy Dawson 
Sender: Security Errata for Scientific Linux
 
From: Troy Dawson 
Subject: Security ERRATA Important: xpdf on SL3.x, SL4.x i386/x86_64
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Synopsis:	Important: xpdf security update
Issue date:	2010-10-07
CVE Names:	CVE-2010-3702 CVE-2010-3704

An uninitialized pointer use flaw was discovered in Xpdf. An attacker
could create a malicious PDF file that, when opened, would cause Xpdf to
crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2010-3702)

An array index error was found in the way Xpdf parsed PostScript Type 1
fonts embedded in PDF documents. An attacker could create a malicious
PDF file that, when opened, would cause Xpdf to crash or, potentially,
execute arbitrary code. (SL4 only - CVE-2010-3704)

SL 3.0.x

 SRPMS:
xpdf-2.02-19.el3.src.rpm
 i386:
xpdf-2.02-19.el3.i386.rpm
 x86_64:
xpdf-2.02-19.el3.x86_64.rpm

SL 4.x

 SRPMS:
xpdf-3.00-24.el4_8.1.src.rpm
 i386:
xpdf-3.00-24.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
 x86_64:
xpdf-3.00-24.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm

-Connie Sieh
-Troy Dawson