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Debian Security Advisory DSA 984-1 (xpdf)
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
Debian Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
7.6
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
16 years ago
Modified
Modified
6 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing an update to xpdf announced via advisory DSA 984-1. Derek Noonburg has fixed several potential vulnerabilities in xpdf, the Portable Document Format (PDF) suite. The old stable distribution (woody) does not seem to be affected.
Solution
Solution
For the stable distribution (sarge) these problems have been fixed in version 3.00-13.6. For the unstable distribution (sid) these problems have been fixed in version 3.01-7. We recommend that you upgrade your xpdf packages. https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%20984-1