RHSA-2003:196

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2003-06-18 17:32 - Updated: 2025-11-21 17:26
Summary
Red Hat Security Advisory: : Updated Xpdf packages fix security vulnerability.

Notes

Topic
Updated Xpdf packages are available that fix a vulnerability where a malicious PDF document could run arbitrary code. [Updated 16 July 2003] Updated packages are now available, as the original errata packages did not fix all possible ways of exploiting this vulnerability.
Details
Xpdf is an X Window System based viewer for Portable Document Format (PDF) files. Martyn Gilmore discovered a flaw in various PDF viewers and readers. An attacker can embed malicious external-type hyperlinks that, if activated or followed by a victim, can execute arbitrary shell commands. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2003-0434 to this issue. All users of Xpdf are advised to upgrade to these errata packages, which contain a backported security patch that corrects this issue.
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