| Description: | Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'xpdf' package(s) announced via the DSA-1537-1 advisory.
Vulnerability Insight:
Alin Rad Pop (Secunia) discovered a number of vulnerabilities in xpdf, a set of tools for display and conversion of Portable Document Format (PDF) files. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following three problems:
CVE-2007-4352
Inadequate DCT stream validation allows an attacker to corrupt memory and potentially execute arbitrary code by supplying a maliciously crafted PDF file.
CVE-2007-5392
An integer overflow vulnerability in DCT stream handling could allow an attacker to overflow a heap buffer, enabling the execution of arbitrary code.
CVE-2007-5393
A buffer overflow vulnerability in xpdf's CCITT image compression handlers allows overflow on the heap, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code by supplying a maliciously crafted CCITTFaxDecode filter.
For the stable distribution (etch), these problems have been fixed in version 3.01-9.1+etch2.
For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in version 3.02-1.3.
We recommend that you upgrade your xpdf packages.
Affected Software/OS:
'xpdf' package(s) on Debian 4.
Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).
CVSS Score:
9.3
CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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