rhsa-2003_216
Vulnerability from csaf_redhat
Published
2003-06-30 22:36
Modified
2024-11-21 22:46
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.
Details
Xpdf is an X Window System based viewer for Portable Document Format (PDF) files. During an audit of CUPS, a printing system, Zen Parsec found an integer overflow vulnerability in the pdftops filter. Since the code for pdftops is taken from the Xpdf project, all versions of Xpdf including 2.01 are also vulnerable to this issue. An attacker could create a PDF file that could execute arbitrary code. This code would have the same access privileges as the user who viewed the file with Xpdf. 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 erratum packages, which contain a patch correcting this issue.
Terms of Use
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