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CentOS Update for xpdf CESA-2008:0240 centos4 x86_64
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
CentOS Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
6.8
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
13 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
Check for the Version of xpdf
Insight
Insight
Xpdf is an X Window System-based viewer for Portable Document Format (PDF) files. Kees Cook discovered a flaw in the way xpdf displayed malformed fonts embedded in PDF files. An attacker could create a malicious PDF file that would cause xpdf to crash, or, potentially, execute arbitrary code when opened. (CVE-2008-1693) Users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to resolve this issue.
Affected Software
Affected Software
xpdf on CentOS 4
Solution
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.