news 28 Posted April 17, 2008 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Important: xpdf security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2008:0240-01 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0240.html Issue date: 2008-04-17 CVE Names: CVE-2008-1693 ===================================================================== 1. Summary: Updated xpdf packages that fix a security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64 3. Description: Xpdf is an X Window System-based viewer for Portable Document Format (PDF) files. Kees Cook discovered a flaw in the way xpdf displayed malformed fonts embedded in PDF files. An attacker could create a malicious PDF file that would cause xpdf to crash, or, potentially, execute arbitrary code when opened. (CVE-2008-1693) Users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to resolve this issue. 4. Solution: Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188 5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 6. Package List: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4: Source: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4AS/en/os/SRPMS/xpdf-3.00-16.el4.src.rpm i386: xpdf-3.00-16.el4.i386.rpm xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-16.el4.i386.rpm ia64: xpdf-3.00-16.el4.ia64.rpm xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-16.el4.ia64.rpm ppc: xpdf-3.00-16.el4.ppc.rpm xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-16.el4.ppc.rpm s390: xpdf-3.00-16.el4.s390.rpm xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-16.el4.s390.rpm s390x: xpdf-3.00-16.el4.s390x.rpm xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-16.el4.s390x.rpm x86_64: xpdf-3.00-16.el4.x86_64.rpm xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-16.el4.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4: Source: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4Desktop/en/os/SRPMS/xpdf-3.00-16.el4.src.rpm i386: xpdf-3.00-16.el4.i386.rpm xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-16.el4.i386.rpm x86_64: xpdf-3.00-16.el4.x86_64.rpm xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-16.el4.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4: Source: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4ES/en/os/SRPMS/xpdf-3.00-16.el4.src.rpm i386: xpdf-3.00-16.el4.i386.rpm xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-16.el4.i386.rpm ia64: xpdf-3.00-16.el4.ia64.rpm xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-16.el4.ia64.rpm x86_64: xpdf-3.00-16.el4.x86_64.rpm xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-16.el4.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4: Source: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4WS/en/os/SRPMS/xpdf-3.00-16.el4.src.rpm i386: xpdf-3.00-16.el4.i386.rpm xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-16.el4.i386.rpm ia64: xpdf-3.00-16.el4.ia64.rpm xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-16.el4.ia64.rpm x86_64: xpdf-3.00-16.el4.x86_64.rpm xpdf-debuginfo-3.00-16.el4.x86_64.rpm These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and details on how to verify the signature are available from https://www.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package 7. References: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1693 http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important 8. Contact: The Red Hat security contact is . More contact details at https://www.redhat.com/security/team/contact/ Copyright 2008 Red Hat, Inc. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFIB5beXlSAg2UNWIIRAozuAJoDjuVv2SbsFMb+TjUcF6jA9B9F7ACeIytJ 6chSxJpQR4R6zomrodgwHEg= =y7ls -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Share this post Link to post
