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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200602-05 |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: KPdf: Heap based overflow |
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Date: February 12, 2006 |
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Bugs: #121375 |
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ID: 200602-05 |
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Synopsis |
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KPdf includes vulnerable Xpdf code to handle PDF files, making it |
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vulnerable to the execution of arbitrary code. |
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Background |
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KPdf is a KDE-based PDF viewer included in the kdegraphics package. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 kde-base/kdegraphics < 3.4.3-r4 >= 3.4.3-r4 |
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2 kde-base/kpdf < 3.4.3-r4 >= 3.4.3-r4 |
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2 affected packages on all of their supported architectures. |
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Description |
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KPdf includes Xpdf code to handle PDF files. Dirk Mueller discovered |
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that the Xpdf code is vulnerable a heap based overflow in the splash |
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rasterizer engine. |
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Impact |
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An attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted PDF file |
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with Kpdf, potentially resulting in the execution of arbitrary code |
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with the rights of the user running the affected application. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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All kdegraphics users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=kde-base/kdegraphics-3.4.3-r4" |
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All Kpdf users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=kde-base/kpdf-3.4.3-r4" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2006-0301 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-0301 |
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[ 2 ] KDE Security Advisory: kpdf/xpdf heap based buffer overflow |
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http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20060202-1.txt |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200602-05.xml |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2006 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0 |