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| <glsa id="200508-08"> |
| <title>Xpdf, Kpdf, GPdf: Denial of Service vulnerability</title> |
| <synopsis> |
| Xpdf, Kpdf and GPdf may crash as a result of a Denial of Service |
| vulnerability. |
| </synopsis> |
| <product type="ebuild">xpdf kpdf gpdf</product> |
| <announced>August 16, 2005</announced> |
| <revised>August 16, 2005: 01</revised> |
| <bug>99769</bug> |
| <bug>100263</bug> |
| <bug>100265</bug> |
| <access>remote</access> |
| <affected> |
| <package name="app-text/xpdf" auto="yes" arch="*"> |
| <unaffected range="ge">3.00-r10</unaffected> |
| <vulnerable range="lt">3.00-r10</vulnerable> |
| </package> |
| <package name="kde-base/kdegraphics" auto="yes" arch="*"> |
| <unaffected range="ge">3.3.2-r3</unaffected> |
| <vulnerable range="lt">3.3.2-r3</vulnerable> |
| </package> |
| <package name="kde-base/kpdf" auto="yes" arch="*"> |
| <unaffected range="ge">3.4.1-r1</unaffected> |
| <vulnerable range="lt">3.4.1-r1</vulnerable> |
| </package> |
| <package name="app-text/gpdf" auto="yes" arch="*"> |
| <unaffected range="ge">2.10.0-r1</unaffected> |
| <vulnerable range="lt">2.10.0-r1</vulnerable> |
| </package> |
| </affected> |
| <background> |
| <p> |
| Xpdf, Kpdf and GPdf are PDF file viewers that run under the X |
| Window System. Kpdf and GPdf both contain Xpdf code. Kpdf is also part |
| of kdegraphics. |
| </p> |
| </background> |
| <description> |
| <p> |
| Xpdf, Kpdf and GPdf do not handle a broken table of embedded |
| TrueType fonts correctly. After detecting such a table, Xpdf, Kpdf and |
| GPdf attempt to reconstruct the information in it by decoding the PDF |
| file, which causes the generation of a huge temporary file. |
| </p> |
| </description> |
| <impact type="normal"> |
| <p> |
| A remote attacker may cause a Denial of Service by creating a |
| specially crafted PDF file, sending it to a CUPS printing system (which |
| uses Xpdf), or by enticing a user to open it in Xpdf, Kpdf, or GPdf. |
| </p> |
| </impact> |
| <workaround> |
| <p> |
| There is no known workaround at this time. |
| </p> |
| </workaround> |
| <resolution> |
| <p> |
| All Xpdf users should upgrade to the latest version: |
| </p> |
| <code> |
| # emerge --sync |
| # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/xpdf-3.00-r10"</code> |
| <p> |
| All GPdf users should upgrade to the latest version: |
| </p> |
| <code> |
| # emerge --sync |
| # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/gpdf-2.10.0-r1"</code> |
| <p> |
| All Kpdf users should upgrade to the latest version: |
| </p> |
| <code> |
| # emerge --sync |
| # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=kde-base/kdegraphics-3.3.2-r3"</code> |
| <p> |
| All KDE Split Ebuild Kpdf users should upgrade to the latest |
| version: |
| </p> |
| <code> |
| # emerge --sync |
| # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=kde-base/kpdf-3.4.1-r1"</code> |
| </resolution> |
| <references> |
| <uri link="http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-2097">CAN-2005-2097</uri> |
| </references> |
| <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Fri, 12 Aug 2005 15:22:33 +0000"> |
| koon |
| </metadata> |
| <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Fri, 12 Aug 2005 20:47:38 +0000"> |
| adir |
| </metadata> |
| <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Sat, 13 Aug 2005 08:53:33 +0000"> |
| koon |
| </metadata> |
| </glsa> |