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RHEL 3 : xpdf (RHSA-2005:018)

high Nessus Plugin ID 16149

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.

Description

Updated Xpdf packages that fix several security issues are now available.

Xpdf is an X Window System based viewer for Portable Document Format (PDF) files.

A buffer overflow flaw was found in the Gfx::doImage function of Xpdf.
An attacker could construct a carefully crafted PDF file that could cause Xpdf to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code when opened.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2004-1125 to this issue.

Red Hat believes that the Exec-Shield technology (enabled by default since Update 3) will block attempts to exploit this vulnerability on x86 architectures.

All users of the Xpdf packages should upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve these issues.

Solution

Update the affected xpdf package.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2004-1125

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005:018

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 16149

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2005-018.nasl

Version: 1.25

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/13/2005

Updated: 1/14/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:xpdf

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Patch Publication Date: 1/12/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/10/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-1125

CWE: 20

RHSA: 2005:018