XPDF multiple integer overflows
| xpdf-pdf-file-bo (17819) |  High Risk |
Description:
XPDF is vulnerable to multiple unspecified integer overflows. A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the affected application to crash, if the attacker could persuade the victim to open a malicious PDF document.
Note: This vulnerability also affects other applications that are based off of the XPDF code, including CUPS, gpdf and kdegraphics.
Platforms Affected:
- Canonical, Ubuntu 4.10
- Conectiva, Linux 10
- Conectiva, Linux 9.0
- Easy Software Products, CUPS
- Foolabs, Xpdf 3.0
- Gentoo, Linux
- KDE, KDE 3.2.x
- KDE, KDE 3.3.0
- KDE, KDE 3.3.1
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 10.0
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 10.0 AMD64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 10.1
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 10.1 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 2.1
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 2.1 X86_64
- Novell, Linux Desktop 9
- SuSE, Linux Enterprise Server 8
- SuSE, Linux Enterprise Server 9
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 8.1
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 8.2
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.0
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.1
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.2
- SuSE, SuSE Linux
- SuSE, SuSE Linux Desktop 1.0
Remedy:
For Gentoo Linux containing the xpdf package:
Upgrade to the latest version of xpdf (3.00-r5 or later), as listed in GLSA 200410-20. See References.
For Gentoo Linux containing the cups package:
Upgrade to the latest version of cups (1.1.20-r5 or later), as listed in GLSA 200410-20. See References.
For Gentoo Linux containing the gpdf package:
Upgrade to the latest version of gpdf (0.132-r2 or later), as listed in GLSA 200410-30. See References.
For Gentoo Linux containing the kdegraphics package:
Upgrade to the latest version of kdegraphics (3.3.0-r2 or later), as listed in GLSA 200410-30. See References.
For Gentoo Linux containing the koffice package:
Upgrade to the latest version of koffice (1.3.3-r2 or later), as listed in GLSA 200410-30. See References.
For Mandrake Linux:
Upgrade to the latest xpdf package, as listed below. Refer to MandrakeSoft Security Advisory MDKSA-2004:113 for more information. See References.
Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 2.1: 3.00-5.2.100mdk or later
Mandrake Linux 10.0: 3.00-5.2.100mdk or later
For KDE:
Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in KDE Security Advisory 20041021-1. See References.
For SuSE Linux:
Upgrade to the latest xpdf, gpdf, kdegraphics3-pdf, pdftohtml or cups package, as listed in SuSE Security Announcement SUSE-SA:2004:039 for more information. See References.
For SuSE Linux:
Apply the appropriate fixed packages via the SuSE FTP server or the YaST Online Update, as listed in SuSE Security Summary Report SUSE-SR:2004:002. See References.
For Ubuntu Linux 4.10:
Upgrade to the latest xpdf-reader, xpdf-utils, cupsys, and tetex-bin package (3.00-8ubuntu1.2, 1.1.20final+cvs20040330-4ubuntu16.2 or 2.0.2-21ubuntu0.2 or later), as listed in Ubuntu Security Notice 14-1 November 1, 2004. See References.
For Conectiva Linux:
Upgrade to the latest xpdf package, as listed below. Refer to Conectiva Linux Security Announcement CLSA-2004:886 for more information. See References.
Conectiva Linux 10.0: 3.00-48231U10_1cl or later
Conectiva Linux 9: 2.01-22930U90_2cl or later
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Conectiva Linux Security Announcement CLSA-2004:886, Fixes for xpdf vulnerabilities at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=000886.
- Xpdf Web site, Xpdf at http://www.foolabs.com/xpdf.
- BID-11501: Xpdf PDFTOPS Multiple Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2004-0889: Multiple integer overflows in xpdf 3.0, and other packages that use xpdf code such as CUPS, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code, a different set of vulnerabilities than those identified by CVE-2004-0888.
- GLSA-200410-20: Xpdf, CUPS: Multiple integer overflows
- GLSA-200410-30: GPdf, KPDF, KOffice: Vulnerabilities in included xpdf
- GLSA-200501-31: teTeX, pTeX, CSTeX: Multiple vulnerabilities
- MDKSA-2004:113: Updated xpdf packages fix vulnerabilities
- SUSE-SA:2004:038: libtiff: local privilege escalation
- SUSE-SA:2004:039: xpdf gpdf kdegraphics3-pdf pdftohtml cups: remote system compromise
- SUSE-SA:2004:040: samba: remote denial of service
- SUSE-SR:2004:002: SUSE Security Summary Report
- SUSE-SR:2005:008: SUSE Security Summary Report
- USN-14-1: xpdf vulnerabilities
- USN-2-1: xpdf vulnerabilities
Reported:
Oct 21, 2004
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