[RHSA-2008:0239-01] Important: poppler security update

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Red Hat Security Advisory

 

Synopsis: Important: poppler security update

Advisory ID: RHSA-2008:0239-01

Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0239.html

Issue date: 2008-04-17

CVE Names: CVE-2008-1693

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1. Summary:

 

Updated poppler packages that fix a security issue are now available for

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

 

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 Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64

RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) - i386, ia64, ppc, s390x, x86_64

 

3. Description:

 

Poppler is a PDF rendering library, used by applications such as Evince.

 

Kees Cook discovered a flaw in the way poppler displayed malformed fonts

embedded in PDF files. An attacker could create a malicious PDF file that

would cause applications that use poppler -- such as Evince -- 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 Desktop (v. 5 client):

 

Source:

ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/5Client/en/os/SRPMS/poppler-0.5.4-4.4.el5_1.src.rpm

 

i386:

poppler-0.5.4-4.4.el5_1.i386.rpm

poppler-debuginfo-0.5.4-4.4.el5_1.i386.rpm

poppler-utils-0.5.4-4.4.el5_1.i386.rpm

 

x86_64:

poppler-0.5.4-4.4.el5_1.i386.rpm

poppler-0.5.4-4.4.el5_1.x86_64.rpm

poppler-debuginfo-0.5.4-4.4.el5_1.i386.rpm

poppler-debuginfo-0.5.4-4.4.el5_1.x86_64.rpm

poppler-utils-0.5.4-4.4.el5_1.x86_64.rpm

 

RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client):

 

Source:

ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/5Client/en/os/SRPMS/poppler-0.5.4-4.4.el5_1.src.rpm

 

i386:

poppler-debuginfo-0.5.4-4.4.el5_1.i386.rpm

poppler-devel-0.5.4-4.4.el5_1.i386.rpm

 

x86_64:

poppler-debuginfo-0.5.4-4.4.el5_1.i386.rpm

poppler-debuginfo-0.5.4-4.4.el5_1.x86_64.rpm

poppler-devel-0.5.4-4.4.el5_1.i386.rpm

poppler-devel-0.5.4-4.4.el5_1.x86_64.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server):

 

Source:

ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/5Server/en/os/SRPMS/poppler-0.5.4-4.4.el5_1.src.rpm

 

i386:

poppler-0.5.4-4.4.el5_1.i386.rpm

poppler-debuginfo-0.5.4-4.4.el5_1.i386.rpm

poppler-devel-0.5.4-4.4.el5_1.i386.rpm

poppler-utils-0.5.4-4.4.el5_1.i386.rpm

 

ia64:

poppler-0.5.4-4.4.el5_1.ia64.rpm

poppler-debuginfo-0.5.4-4.4.el5_1.ia64.rpm

poppler-devel-0.5.4-4.4.el5_1.ia64.rpm

poppler-utils-0.5.4-4.4.el5_1.ia64.rpm

 

ppc:

poppler-0.5.4-4.4.el5_1.ppc.rpm

poppler-0.5.4-4.4.el5_1.ppc64.rpm

poppler-debuginfo-0.5.4-4.4.el5_1.ppc.rpm

poppler-debuginfo-0.5.4-4.4.el5_1.ppc64.rpm

poppler-devel-0.5.4-4.4.el5_1.ppc.rpm

poppler-devel-0.5.4-4.4.el5_1.ppc64.rpm

poppler-utils-0.5.4-4.4.el5_1.ppc.rpm

 

s390x:

poppler-0.5.4-4.4.el5_1.s390.rpm

poppler-0.5.4-4.4.el5_1.s390x.rpm

poppler-debuginfo-0.5.4-4.4.el5_1.s390.rpm

poppler-debuginfo-0.5.4-4.4.el5_1.s390x.rpm

poppler-devel-0.5.4-4.4.el5_1.s390.rpm

poppler-devel-0.5.4-4.4.el5_1.s390x.rpm

poppler-utils-0.5.4-4.4.el5_1.s390x.rpm

 

x86_64:

poppler-0.5.4-4.4.el5_1.i386.rpm

poppler-0.5.4-4.4.el5_1.x86_64.rpm

poppler-debuginfo-0.5.4-4.4.el5_1.i386.rpm

poppler-debuginfo-0.5.4-4.4.el5_1.x86_64.rpm

poppler-devel-0.5.4-4.4.el5_1.i386.rpm

poppler-devel-0.5.4-4.4.el5_1.x86_64.rpm

poppler-utils-0.5.4-4.4.el5_1.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.

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