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gentoo-overlay/metadata/glsa/glsa-200412-24.xml

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
<glsa id="200412-24">
<title>Xpdf, GPdf: New integer overflows</title>
<synopsis>
New integer overflows were discovered in Xpdf, potentially resulting in the
execution of arbitrary code. GPdf includes Xpdf code and therefore is
vulnerable to the same issues.
</synopsis>
<product type="ebuild">Xpdf</product>
<announced>December 28, 2004</announced>
<revised>December 28, 2004: 01</revised>
<bug>75191</bug>
<bug>75201</bug>
<access>remote</access>
<affected>
<package name="app-text/xpdf" auto="yes" arch="*">
<unaffected range="ge">3.00-r7</unaffected>
<vulnerable range="le">3.00-r6</vulnerable>
</package>
<package name="app-text/gpdf" auto="yes" arch="*">
<unaffected range="ge">2.8.1-r1</unaffected>
<vulnerable range="le">2.8.1</vulnerable>
</package>
</affected>
<background>
<p>
Xpdf is an open source viewer for Portable Document Format (PDF)
files. GPdf is a Gnome-based PDF viewer that includes some Xpdf code.
</p>
</background>
<description>
<p>
A new integer overflow issue was discovered in Xpdf's
Gfx::doImage() function.
</p>
</description>
<impact type="normal">
<p>
An attacker could entice an user to open a specially-crafted PDF
file, potentially resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the
rights of the user running Xpdf or GPdf.
</p>
</impact>
<workaround>
<p>
There is no known workaround at this time.
</p>
</workaround>
<resolution>
<p>
All Xpdf users should upgrade to the latest version:
</p>
<code>
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose &quot;&gt;=app-text/xpdf-3.00-r7&quot;</code>
<p>
All GPdf users should also upgrade to the latest version:
</p>
<code>
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose &quot;&gt;=app-text/gpdf-2.8.1-r1&quot;</code>
</resolution>
<references>
<uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-1125">CAN-2004-1125</uri>
<uri link="http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=172&amp;type=vulnerabilities&amp;flashstatus=true">iDEFENSE Advisory</uri>
</references>
<metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Tue, 28 Dec 2004 09:21:20 +0000">
koon
</metadata>
<metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Tue, 28 Dec 2004 09:21:29 +0000">
koon
</metadata>
</glsa>