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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200803-17 |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: PDFlib: Multiple buffer overflows |
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Date: March 10, 2008 |
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Bugs: #203287 |
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ID: 200803-17 |
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Synopsis |
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Multiple stack-based buffer overflows have been reported in PDFlib. |
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Background |
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PDFlib is a library for generating PDF on the fly. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 media-libs/pdflib < 7.0.2_p8 >= 7.0.2_p8 |
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Description |
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poplix reported multiple boundary errors in the pdc_fsearch_fopen() |
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function when processing overly long filenames. |
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Impact |
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A remote attacker could send specially crafted content to a vulnerable |
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application using PDFlib, possibly resulting in the remote execution of |
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arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the 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 PDFlib users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/pdflib-7.0.2_p8" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2007-6561 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6561 |
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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-200803-17.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 2008 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/2.5 |
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