GLSA 200410-30: GPdf, KPDF, KOffice: Vulnerabilities in included xpdf

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Severity:	normal
Title:	GPdf, KPDF, KOffice: Vulnerabilities in included xpdf
Date:	10/28/2004
Bugs:	#68558, #68665, #68571, #69936, #69624
ID:	200410-30

Synopsis

GPdf, KPDF and KOffice all include vulnerable xpdf code to handle PDF files, making them vulnerable to execution of arbitrary code upon viewing a malicious PDF file.

Background

GPdf is a Gnome-based PDF viewer. KPDF, part of the kdegraphics package, is a KDE-based PDF viewer. KOffice is an integrated office suite for KDE.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
app-office/koffice	< 1.3.4-r1	>= 1.3.4-r1	All supported architectures
app-text/gpdf	< 2.8.0-r2	>= 2.8.0-r2	All supported architectures
kde-base/kdegraphics	< 3.3.1-r2	>= 3.3.1-r2	All supported architectures

Description

GPdf, KPDF and KOffice all include xpdf code to handle PDF files. xpdf is vulnerable to multiple integer overflows, as described in GLSA 200410-20.

Impact

An attacker could entice a user to open a specially-crafted PDF file, potentially resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the rights of the user running the affected utility.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All GPdf users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/gpdf-0.132-r2"

All KDE users should upgrade to the latest version of kdegraphics:


    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=kde-base/kdegraphics-3.3.0-r2"

All KOffice users should upgrade to the latest version:


    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-office/koffice-1.3.3-r2"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200410-30.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.