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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2013.0261
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2013-0261)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'xpdf' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2013-0261 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'xpdf' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2013-0261 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
PDF files could be used to inject shell code when xpdf was run from some
terminal emulators, due to the use of escape sequences in error messages
(CVE-2012-2142).

Affected Software/OS:
'xpdf' package(s) on Mageia 2, Mageia 3.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.8

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-2142
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/?id=71bad47ed6a36d825b0d08992c8db56845c71e40
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/NEWS?id=2bc48d5369f1dbecfc4db2878f33bdeb80d8d90f
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00049.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/09/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/09/6
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=789936
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