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Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200412-02 (PDFlib)
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
Gentoo Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
7.5
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
15 years ago
Modified
Modified
6 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory GLSA 200412-02.
Insight
Insight
PDFlib is vulnerable to multiple overflows, which can potentially lead to the execution of arbitrary code.
Solution
Solution
All PDFlib users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-libs/pdflib-5.0.4_p1' http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200412-02 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=69043 http://www.pdflib.com/products/pdflib/info/PDFlib-5.0.4p1-changes.txt http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200410-11.xml