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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.50735
Category:Mandrake Local Security Checks
Title:Mandrake Security Advisory MDKSA-2003:071-1 (xpdf)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is missing an update to xpdf
announced via advisory MDKSA-2003:071-1.

Martyn Gilmore discovered flaws in various PDF viewers, including xpdf.
An attacker could place malicious external hyperlinks in a document
that, if followed, could execute arbitary shell commands with the
privileges of the person viewing the PDF document.

Update:

New packages are available as the previous patches that had been
applied did not correct all possible ways of exploiting this issue.

Affected versions: 9.0, 9.1, Corporate Server 2.1

Solution:
To upgrade automatically use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The verification
of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=MDKSA-2003:071-1
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2003-0434

Risk factor : High

CVSS Score:
7.5

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2003-0434
Bugtraq: 20030709 xpdf vulnerability - CAN-2003-0434 (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105777963019186&w=2
CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#200132
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/200132
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-June/005719.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:071
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A664
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-196.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-197.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/9037
http://secunia.com/advisories/9038
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