GLSA 200602-12: GPdf: heap overflows in included Xpdf code

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Severity:	normal
Title:	GPdf: heap overflows in included Xpdf code
Date:	02/21/2006
Bugs:	#121511
ID:	200602-12

Synopsis

GPdf includes vulnerable Xpdf code to handle PDF files, making it vulnerable to the execution of arbitrary code.

Background

GPdf is a Gnome PDF viewer.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
app-text/gpdf	< 2.10.0-r4	>= 2.10.0-r4	All supported architectures

Description

Dirk Mueller found a heap overflow vulnerability in the XPdf codebase when handling splash images that exceed size of the associated bitmap.

Impact

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

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-2.10.0-r4"

References

CVE-2006-0301

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200602-12.xml

Concerns?

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