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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200411-30 |
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http://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: pdftohtml: Vulnerabilities in included Xpdf |
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Date: November 23, 2004 |
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Bugs: #69019 |
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ID: 200411-30 |
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Synopsis |
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pdftohtml includes vulnerable Xpdf code to handle PDF files, making it |
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vulnerable to execution of arbitrary code upon converting a malicious |
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PDF file. |
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Background |
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pdftohtml is a utility to convert PDF files to HTML or XML formats. It |
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makes use of Xpdf code to decode PDF files. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 app-text/pdftohtml <= 0.36 >= 0.36-r1 |
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Description |
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Xpdf is vulnerable to multiple integer overflows, as described in GLSA |
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200410-20. |
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Impact |
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An attacker could entice a user to convert a specially-crafted PDF |
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file, potentially resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the |
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rights of the user running pdftohtml. |
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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 pdftohtml users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/pdftohtml-0.36-r1" |
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References |
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========== |
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[ 1 ] GLSA 200410-20 |
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http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200410-20.xml |
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[ 2 ] CAN-2004-0888 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0888 |
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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-200411-30.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/2.0 |