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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200410-20 |
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http://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: Xpdf, CUPS: Multiple integer overflows |
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Date: October 21, 2004 |
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ID: 200410-20 |
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Synopsis |
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Multiple integer overflows were discovered in Xpdf, potentially |
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resulting in execution of arbitrary code upon viewing a malicious PDF |
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file. CUPS includes Xpdf code and therefore is vulnerable to the same |
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issues. |
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Background |
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Xpdf is an open source viewer for Portable Document Format (PDF) files. |
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The Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) is a cross-platform print |
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spooler that includes some Xpdf code. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 app-text/xpdf <= 3.00-r2 >= 3.00-r3 |
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2 net-print/cups <= 1.1.20-r3 >= 1.1.20-r4 |
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2 affected packages on all of their supported architectures. |
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Description |
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Chris Evans discovered multiple integer overflow issues in Xpdf. |
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Impact |
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An attacker could entice an user to open a specially-crafted PDF file, |
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potentially resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the rights of |
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the user running Xpdf. By enticing an user to directly print the PDF |
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file to a CUPS printer, an attacker could also crash the CUPS spooler |
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or execute arbitrary code with the rights of the CUPS spooler, which is |
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usually the "lp" user. |
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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 Xpdf users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge sync |
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# emerge -pv ">=app-text/xpdf-3.00-r3" |
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# emerge ">=app-text/xpdf-3.00-r3" |
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All CUPS users should also upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge sync |
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# emerge -pv ">=net-print/cups-1.1.20-r4" |
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# emerge ">=net-print/cups-1.1.20-r4" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CAN-2004-0888 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0888 |
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[ 2 ] CAN-2004-0889 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0889 |
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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-200410-20.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 2004 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/1.0 |