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CentOS Update for gpdf CESA-2009:0458 centos4 i386
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the 'gpdf' package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Insight
Insight
GPdf is a viewer for Portable Document Format (PDF) files. Multiple integer overflow flaws were found in GPdf's JBIG2 decoder. An attacker could create a malicious PDF file that would cause GPdf to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code when opened. (CVE-2009-0147, CVE-2009-1179) Multiple buffer overflow flaws were found in GPdf's JBIG2 decoder. An attacker could create a malicious PDF file that would cause GPdf to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code when opened. (CVE-2009-0146, CVE-2009-1182) Multiple flaws were found in GPdf's JBIG2 decoder that could lead to the freeing of arbitrary memory. An attacker could create a malicious PDF file that would cause GPdf to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code when opened. (CVE-2009-0166, CVE-2009-1180) Multiple input validation flaws were found in GPdf's JBIG2 decoder. An attacker could create a malicious PDF file that would cause GPdf to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code when opened. (CVE-2009-0800) Multiple denial of service flaws were found in GPdf's JBIG2 decoder. An attacker could create a malicious PDF that would cause GPdf to crash when opened. (CVE-2009-0799, CVE-2009-1181, CVE-2009-1183) Red Hat would like to thank Braden Thomas and Drew Yao of the Apple Product Security team, and Will Dormann of the CERT/CC for responsibly reporting these flaws. Users are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains backported patches to correct these issues.
Affected Software
Affected Software
gpdf on CentOS 4
Solution
Solution
Please install the updated packages.
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)
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