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Debian DSA-581-1 : xpdf - integer overflows

critical Nessus Plugin ID 15679

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Chris Evans discovered several integer overflows in xpdf, a viewer for PDF files, which can be exploited remotely by a specially crafted PDF document and lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade the xpdf package.

For the stable distribution (woody) these problems have been fixed in version 1.00-3.2.

See Also

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=278298

http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-581

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 15679

File Name: debian_DSA-581.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/10/2004

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:xpdf

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 11/2/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0888

DSA: 581