iDEFENSE has discovered a flaw in Xpdf, an open-source viewer for Portable Document Format (PDF) files included in most Linux distros. iDEFENSE has confirmed the existence of this vulnerability in version 3.00 of xpdf. It is suspected that previous versions may also be vulnerable. Remote exploitation of the buffer overflow vulnerability in the xpdf PDF viewer could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code as the user viewing a PDF file. . The link for this article located at CXOToday.com is no longer available. . Recent security findings reveal a critical vulnerability in xpdf that exposes various Linux distributions to risks, enabling remote code execution via crafted PDF files. xpdf security flaw, linux buffer overflow, remote code execution threat. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
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